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1 citadel SCHEDULE (-, - SOCON) 9 Newberry W, - 99 at Presbyterian W, 8-9 at ETSU * W, - 9 at Samford * L, - Mercer * (ESPN) L, - Wofford * (ESPN) L, - at Chattanooga * pm 8 VMI * (ESPN) pm Western Carolina * (ESPN) pm at Furman * pm 8 at Clemson TBA Home games in BOLD; * - SoCon game CHATTANOOGA SCHEDULE (-, - SoCon) Date Opponent Time/Result Watch 8 vs No / Jacksonville St L, - 99 at No LSU L, - 9 UT MARTIN L, - 9 at VMI* W, - 9 WESTERN CAROLINA* L, - FURMAN* L, - at Mercer* L, - THE CITADEL* pm 8 at No / Samford* pm at No Wofford* pm 8 ETSU* pm * - SoCon game on the air TV/ONLINE ESPN Chris Goforth (PxP) BJ Coleman (analyst) RADIO Mike Legg (play-by-play) Lee Glaze (analyst) Charleston WQNT (9-FM/-FM/-AM) Columbia WQXL (-FM/-AM) Greenville/Spartanburg WLFJ (99-FM/-AM) Sumter WDXY (9-FM/-AM) the citadel game notes THE CITADEL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS MOULTRIE STREET CHARLESTON, SC 99 ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS ZEKE BEAM EBEAM@CITADELEDU socon champions -,, 99, 9 fcs playoffs -,, 99, 99, 988 OCTOBER, - PM Game - CHATTANOOGA, TENN - FINLEY STADIUM RV/RV The Citadel bulldogs Head Coach: Brent Thompson, nd Season (Norwich, 998) Record at The Citadel: - () Career Record: Same Record against Chatt: - CHATTANOOGA MOCS Head Coach: Tom Arth Record at Chatt: - (st Season) Career Record: - (th season) Record vs The Citadel: - THE CITADEL BY THE #S - for Loss by the Bulldogs defense against Wofford on Saturday and in three of the last four games The Bulldogs also had against Mercer (Oct ) and ETSU (Sept ) - National rank in total defense ( ppg) for The Citadel through six games in 89 - Rushing yards allowed by The Citadel to Wofford, the fewest for Wofford since against West Virginia The Terriers entered the game with the nation's No rushing offense at over yards per game - National rank in rushing offense (9 ypg) for The Citadel in The Bulldogs rushed for yards in the win at ETSU and led the nation in the category in at 8 yards per game 8 - yards allowed by the Bulldogs against ETSU The second-fewest allowed in games under Brent Thompson The Bulldogs allowed only 9 the week before at PC - Consecutive touchdowns scored by the Bulldogs in the 8- win against Presbyterian on Sept 9 The Citadel punted on its opening possession, then scored on the ensuing seven possessions until kneeling the game out in the closing minute - # of Bulldogs who have scored touchdowns already this season QB Dominique Allen is the only Bulldog with multiple TDs Twelve different Bulldogs scored TDs last season, on offense 9-- Bulldogs record under Brent Thompson when they rush for + yards Only loss was at North Carolina in - Passing touchdowns for Jordan Black and rushing TDs for Dominique Allen in the win over Presbyterian Black was the first Citadel player to throw for three TDs against an FCS in a game since 9 Allen's three rushing TDs were a career high - offensive snaps for Presbyterian in the 8- Bulldog win - # of program wins by The Citadel The program is -9- all-time and won its th game at ETSU on Sept The program is in its 8th season in

2 page game vs CHATTANOOGA STORYLINES - The Citadel enters off its second straight Southern Conference championship and backto-back berths in the FCS Playoffs, marking the first time in program history with back-to-back conference titles and the first time the Bulldogs made consecutive playoff appearances - The Citadel tied the Southern Conference record with eight conference wins in, a feat accomplished only six times before, and finished unbeaten in conference play for the first time in program history Only the Citadel () and Wofford () have been 8- in SoCon play among current league members - Head Coach Brent Thompson, now in his second season, broke The Citadel s record for most wins by a first-year head coach going -, blasting past the previous record of six that had stood since 9 - The Bulldogs are picked second in the Southern Conference Preseason Poll behind Wofford Samford was picked third and Chattanooga fourth STRETCH OF SUCCESS - Citadel Football is enjoying one of the most successful stretches in program history Dating back to the end of the season, the Bulldogs finishing with a - stretch, the Bulldogs are - overall and - in SoCon play (/) SCHEDULE - HURRICANE IRMA displaced the Bulldogs for a weekend and forced the Sept 9 game against Presbyterian to be moved to Clinton, SC The Bulldogs spent five days on the road, returning to campus on a Tuesday night and returning to play ETSU in Johnson City on Friday The Citadel had a home game moved for Hurricane Matthew in - The Bulldogs went weeks ( days) between home games because of Hurricane Irma, then play their final four home games in the span of 9 days the CITADEL media availability Tuesday Press Conference Head coach Brent Thompson is available to the media on Tuesdays at noon on the th floor club level of Johnson Hagood Stadium Two cadet-athletes will also be available following Coach Thompson The press conferences will be streamed live and available for replay on CitadelSportscom The Brent Thompson Radio Show Head Coach Brent Thompson joins Voice of the Bulldogs Mike Legg for The Brent Thompson Radio Show each Wednesday from -8 pm at HomeTeam BBQ downtown on Willamin The show airs on SportsRadio AM in Charleston The Citadel Cadet-Athlete Media Opportunities All requests for cadet-athlete interviews must be submitted via to Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications Zeke Beam (ebeam@citadeledu) at least hours in advance of the requested interview The best time for interviews is after practice Tuesdays or Thursdays but other times can be arranged - The Bulldogs face three new head coaches in, Tommy Spangler (PC), Tom Arth (Chattanooga), Clay Hendrix (Furman) - The Citadel faces the top four picks (excluding The Citadel) in the SoCon Preseason Poll in four consecutive weeks The Bulldogs travel to Samford on Sept to begin the four-game stretch - The Bulldogs face Clemson on Nov 8 and Alabama in 8, meaning the Bulldogs face the two teams that have played for the CFP Championship in each of the last two season in the next two season ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Assistant AD/Athletic Communications Zeke Beam* ebeam@citadeledu Associate Athletic Communications Director Milledge Austin maustin@citadeledu Assistant Athletic Communications Director Hayes Bennett*hbennett@citadeledu Assistant Athletic Communications Director Hannah Allison *-Football contact FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location Charleston, SC Founded 8 Enrollment, Affiliation NCAA Division I (FCS) ConferenceSouthern ColorsCitadel Blue and White Nickname Bulldogs Stadium Johnson Hagood Stadium (,) President Lt Gen John W Rosa Jr (USAF, Ret) Faculty Athletic Rep Chip Taylor (Tennessee, 99) Athletic Director Jim Senter (Tulsa, 98) Mailing AddressMcAlister Field House Moultrie St, Charleston, SC 99 Athletic Department Phone 8-9- Athletic Department WebsiteCitadelSportscom COACHING STAFF Head Coach Brent Thompson (Norwich, 998) Record at The Citadel - () Offensive Coord/QBs/B-Backs Lou Conte (Springfield, ) Defensive Coord/LBs Blake Harrell (Western Carolina, ) Special Teams Coord/A-BacksJP Gunter (Lenoir-Rhyne, ) Offensive LineRon Boyd (West Virginia Weslyan, 99) Offensive Charles Hopkins (Georgia Southern, ) CornerbacksOrlando Mitjans, Jr (Northeastern, 98) Wide Receivers Brian Rucker (Western Carolina, ) Safeties/Def Pass Game Coord Joel Taylor (SC State, ) Defensive Line/Acad CoordJohn Ward (Springfield, ) Outside LBs/Recruiting Coord Scott Yielding (The Citadel, 99) Quality ControlTamyn Garrick (Off) Allen Tucker (Def) Will Hornsby (Special Teams) Video Coord Floris Mendonca Director of Personnel Kate Yeager Asst AD/Strength & ConditioningDonnell Boucher (Worcester St, ) Asst AD/Sports Medicine Andy Clawson (Henderson St, 99) TEAM INFORMATION Record - (8-, st SoCon) Lettermen Returning ( offense, defense, special teams) Lettermen Lost ( offense, 8 defense, special teams) Starters Returning9 ( offense, defense, special teams) Starters Lost (8 offense, defense, special teams) OffenseTriple Option Defense Multiple STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium Johnson Hagood Stadium (,) Surface Natural grass Opened Oct, 98 (9th season) All-Time Record-- () PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Football9 (8th season) All-Time Record9-9- () (Entering ) th win The Citadel, ETSU - Sept SoCon Championships,, 99, 9 Bowl Record - 9 Tangerine Bowl, - vs Tenn Tech FCS Playoffs Record - (- in 988, - in '9, - in '9, - in, - in ')

3 page game vs CHATTANOOGA brent thompson nd Season The Citadel Record: - Brent Thompson was named The Citadel's th head football coach on January 9,, and in his first year led the Bulldogs to unprecedented heights while authoring one of the best seasons in Southern Conference history Thompson s first season in charge featured a program-record -game winning streak, a single-season school-record six road victories, only the seventh 8- conference record in 8 years of SoCon football, a second consecutive conference championship, a No national seed in the FCS Playoffs and the first home playoff game in years He was named Southern Conference Coach of the Year for the - campaign that resulted in the first time in program history with back-to-back playoff appearances Thompson shattered The Citadel s record for wins by a first-year head coach of six that had stood for years and was the second coach in conference history to win eight SoCon games in his first season while becoming the only first-year head coach to lead the Bulldogs to the FCS Playoffs Thompson produced three All-Americans, two Academic All-Americans, the Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year, the Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Award winner and All-Southern Conference Performers in In addition, The Citadel claimed eight SoCon player of the week accolades, one SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week and one conference player of the month The Bulldogs ranked first in FCS with an average of 8 rushing yards per game, the second-highest single-season total at The Citadel, marking only the third time in school history and the first time since 99 the Bulldogs led FCS in rushing The Citadel also ranked first in FCS with a nation-low tackles for loss allowed per game and finished the season ranked first in the Southern Conference in total team categories while ranking in the top- in FCS in different team categories Thompson s approach to developing a complete team was on display in his first season in charge The Bulldogs ranked seventh in FCS in pass defense, led by SoCon interception champion Dee Delaney, and eighth in the country in total defense, improving by more than yards from the previous season to allow only yards per game The Bulldogs also ranked first in the Southern Conference with only touchdowns allowed in games, an average of per game Special teams played a crucial role in The Citadel s success with a dangerous return game, led by SoCon punt return champion DeAndre Schoultz, clutch kicking and one of the best coverage units in the conference Thompson served as the Bulldogs offensive coordinator and quarterbacks/b-backs coach for his first two seasons in Charleston In three seasons calling plays, his physical rushing attack has produced individual -yard rushing games, including a single-season program-record in, and has ranked first or second in FCS in rushing yards per game each year In addition, The Citadel tied a single-season school record with five games of at least rushing yards in In, The Citadel earned a co-southern Conference championship behind a then-school-record-tying six SoCon wins and finished 9- overall after advancing to the second round of the NCAA FCS Playoffs for only the second time in school history The Bulldogs, who finished the season with a conference-best + scoring margin that included a + margin in SoCon play, earned the program s first road playoff win with a -8 victory at Coastal Carolina in the first round of the playoffs In The Citadel s - win at South Carolina, B-Back Tyler Renew piled up a career-high rushing yards, the most allowed at home by South Carolina since when Doak Walker Award winner and Heisman Trophy finalist Darren McFadden rushed for 9 yards Renew s total was higher than five teams rushing totals against the Gamecocks in The next week, at Coastal Carolina, the Bulldogs broke a school record with four -yard rushers and piled up rushing yards, the most in an NCAA Playoff game since and the second-highest single-game rushing total in FCS in behind The Citadel s yards in the season opener Renew and offensive lineman Sam Frye were named All-Americans, and Frye and fellow offensive lineman Kyle Weaver earned All-Southern Conference honors In addition, offensive lineman Tyler Davis and B-Back Evan McField earned spots on the All-Southern Conference Freshman Team As a team, the Bulldogs broke school records for all-purpose yards, total offense yards and rushing yards The Citadel led the Southern Conference and ranked second in FCS with an average of 9 rushing yards per game, an average of yards per completion and allowing sacks per game The Bulldogs also led the SoCon with yards per rush and rushing touchdowns Quarterback Dominique Allen led the Southern Conference and tied for th in FCS, second among quarterbacks, with rushing touchdowns Allen also ranked third in the SoCon in points responsibility with, fifth with 9 rushing yards, seventh with an average of yards of total offense per game and eighth with an average of points scored per game In his first year at The Citadel, Thompson was instrumental in the development of Aaron Miller as the senior ranked second in the Southern Conference with,8 rushing yards, the highest total by a Bulldog since 998, and finished the regular season st in the nation and second among quarterbacks The B-back combination of Renew and Isiaha Smith rushed for, yards and touchdowns Thompson came to Charleston after coordinating the offense at Lenoir-Rhyne from - Operating out of the triple option offense, Thompson's attack was tops in rushing in Division II in, averaging 9 yards per game, and set the NCAA record for all divisions in rushing yards in a season with, while advancing to the Division II National Championship Game and a - overall record In Lenoir-Rhyne compiled, yards on the ground and finished second in the nation in rushing at per game The Bears also had their highest output of total offense in a season ( ypg) since 99 and averaged points per game In Thompson guided Lenoir-Rhyne to nearly yards of offense per game (9 ypg) while the squad averaged points per outing The Bears also ranked third in the nation in rushing (8 ypg), and quarterback Major Herron was named to the all-league first team In his first season at L-R, THE BRENT THOMPSON FILE FAMILY Wife - Tiffany Children - Harper & Emma EDUCATION Norwich PLAYING HISTORY Norwich COACHING HONORS SoCon Coach of the Year Most Wins by a first year head coach in SoCon history Year School Position W-L 999 Dickinson GA -- Dickinson GA -- Northeastern WR -- Northeastern WR -- Bucknell WR -- Bucknell QB -- Bucknell QB -- Bucknell QB -- Bucknell QB -- 8 Bucknell OL -- 9 Bucknell OC -- Lenoir-Rhyne OC -- Lenoir-Rhyne OC -- Lenoir-Rhyne OC -- Lenoir-Rhyne OC -- The Citadel OC -- The Citadel OC -- The Citadel HC - (8-) The Citadel HC - (-) - (9- SoCon) THOMPSON BY OPPONENT Opp Overall Record Chattanooga - ETSU - Furman - Gardner-Webb - Mercer - Newberry - North Carolina - North Greenville - Presbyterian - Samford - VMI - Western Carolina - Wofford - TOTALS - vs FCS - vs FBS Opp - vs Non-D - Thompson headed up a Bear attack in that averaged more than yards of total offense for the first time in 8 years and led Division II in rushing at 9 yards per game Thompson went to Lenoir-Rhyne after serving as an assistant coach at Bucknell for seven seasons In 9, Thompson served as the Bison s offensive coordinator in addition to his duties as recruiting coordinator and offensive line coach Thompson started his tenure at the Lewisburg, Pa, school as the wide receivers coach in As quarterbacks and fullbacks coach in, Thompson mentored quarterback Daris Wilson to first-team All-Patriot League honors Prior to Bucknell, Thompson coached the and seasons at Northeastern where he oversaw the running backs and was the team s video coordinator In, Thompson helped lead the Huskies to the Atlantic championship Thompson coached All-American LJ McKanas, who broke the school s career rushing record and was second in the nation in that category in Thompson, a 998 graduate of Norwich with a degree in peace, war and diplomacy, was a two-year letterman as a defensive back on the football squad He began his coaching career at Dickinson in the fall of 998 as a graduate assistant and worked with the outside linebackers before serving as the wide receivers coach at Stony Brook in A native of Poughkeepsie, New York, Thompson is married to the former Tiffany Lebengood The couple has three-year-old twin daughters Harper and Emma

4 page game vs CHATTANOOGA In September - In October - In November - In December - In SoCon home games - In SoCon road games - In non-conference home games - In non-conference road games - vs ranked FCS opponents at home - vs ranked FCS opponents on road - vs FBS opponents - In home day games - In home night games - In road day games - In road night games - In games decided by points or less 8- In games decided by points or less - When scoring - points - When scoring - points - When scoring -9 points - When scoring + points 8- the citadel under BRENT thompson When allowing - points - When allowing - points - When allowing -9 points - When allowing + points - When scoring first 8- When leading after st quarter - When tied after st quarter - When trailing after st quarter - When leading at halftime - When tied at halftime - When trailing at halftime - When leading after rd quarter - When tied after rd quarter - When trailing after rd quarter - In overtime - When gaining less than yards - When gaining -99 yards - When gaining -99 yards - When gaining + yards - When gaining less than rush yards - When gaining -99 rush yards - When gaining -99 rush yards - When gaining -99 rush yards - When gaining -99 rush yards - When gaining + rush yards - With less than passing yards 9- With -99 passing yards - With -99 passing yards - When out-gaining opponents - When allowing less than yards 8- When allowing -99 yards - When allowing -99 yards - When allowing + yards - When allowing less than rush yards 9- When allowing -99 rush yards - When allowing -99 rush yards - When allowing + rush yards - When allowing less than pass yards - When allowing -99 pass yards - When allowing -99 pass yards - When allowing + pass yards - When scoring non-offense TD - When allowing non-offense TD - When committing + turnovers - When forcing + turnovers - When leading time of possession - MOST POINTS SCORED Team Pts Year Presbyterian 8 ETSU N Greenville the citadel GAME HIGHS UNDER THOMPSON MOST RUSHING YARDS Team Yds Season North Greenville 9 Western Carolina Samford MOST TOTAL YARDS Opponent Yds Season Western Carolina North Greenville 99 Samford MOST FIRST DOWNS Team st Season North Greenville Western Carolina Presbyterian 9 FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED Presbyterian ETSU *FIVE Tied at MOST PASSING YARDS Samford VMI Wofford FEWEST TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED Western Carolina ETSU 8 Presbyterian 9 Wofford (RS) TIME OF POSSESSION Team Time Season Western Carolina : North Carolina : Presbyterian : On the Field: Brent Thompson Head Coach gameday coaches locations In The Booth: Ron Boyd Offensive Line Lou Conte Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks/B-Backs Charlie Hopkins Blake Harrell Defensive Coordinator Linebackers Orlando Mitjans, Jr Cornerbacks Brian Rucker Wide Receivers Scott Yielding Defensive Line Recruiting Coordinator JP Gunter A-Backs Special Teams Coord John Ward Defensive Line Academic Coordinator Joel Taylor Defensive Passing Coord Safeties

5 page game vs CHATTANOOGA SoCon Standings (as of /) Team SoCon Pct Overall Wofford - - Western Carolina - - Furman - - Samford - - Mercer - - The Citadel - - ETSU - - Chattanooga - - VMI - - THIS WEEK IN THE SOCON (All Times Eastern) Oct Samford at Wofford * : pm WCU at VMI * : pm Mercer at Furman * : pm The Citadel at Chatt * : pm home dress white (-) duty (-) UNIFORM COMBINATIONS at ETSU (Sept ) W, - at Samford (Sept ) L, - (Blue Pants) at PC (Sept 9) W, 8- salt & pepper (-) Mercer (Oct ) L, - CITADEL OPPONENTS OPPONENT RECORD LAST WEEK NEXT WEEK NEWBERRY - L, - (OT) vs Tusculm Limestone PRESBYTERIAN - L, - vs Charleston Southern BYE ETSU - L, -9 at WCU BYE SAMFORD - BYE at Wofford MERCER - W, - vs Chattanooga at Furman WOFFORD - W, - at The Citadel Samford CHATTANOOGA - L, - at Mercer The Citadel VMI - L, - at Furman Western Carolina W CAROLINA - W, 9- vs ETSU at VMI FURMAN - W, - vs VMI Mercer CLEMSON - L, - BYE - blazer summer leave honor BULLDOGS IN THE POLLS - The Citadel was ranked for consecutive weeks, a program record, prior to this week The Bulldogs are listed in RV this week in both polls - The Bulldogs climbed as high as No during the season - The Bulldogs spent consecutive weeks in the Top last season and spent four weeks at No in 99 RANKINGS - WEEK-BY-WEEK Coaches' Poll Preseason Week Week Week Week 8 Week Week Week RV RV Week 8 Wofford (Oct ) L, - THE PTs (-) Newberry (Sept ) W, - FCS Stats FCS COACHES' POLL - Week Team Pts Record LW James Madison () - North Dakota State - Jacksonville State 89 - South Dakota - Wofford 9 - Central Arkansas - Sam Houston State - T-9 8 Eastern Washington - T-9 9 Youngstown State 89-8 Richmond 88 - North Carolina A&T 8 - Western Illinois - South Dakota State - Samford 9-8 Elon - Villanova - Grambling State New Hampshire 9-9 McNeese 89 - Nicholls - Western Carolina - Northern Arizona - Weber State 9 - Illinois State 9 - Montana 8 - NR Others receiving votes: Stony Brook (), Northern Iowa (9), Kennesaw State (), NC Central (), Monmouth (9), The Citadel (), Southern Utah (), Delaware (), Saint Francis (), Dartmouth (), Alcorn State (), Albany (), SE Louisiana () STATS FCS POLL - WEEK James Madison (-) () North Dakota State (-) () Jacksonville State (-) South Dakota (-) Wofford (-) 9 Central Arkansas (-) Sam Houston State (-) 9 8 Eastern Washington (-) 9 9 Youngstown State (-) 8 Western Illinois (-) Richmond (-) North Carolina A&T (-) South Dakota State (-) 8 Elon (-) Villanova (-) 8 Samford (-) 9 Grambling State (-) 9 8 New Hampshire (-) 9 Western Carolina (-) 8 McNeese (-) 8 Montana (-) Stony Brook (-) 88 NR Weber State (-) 8 Illinois State (-) 9 NC Central (-) Others: Northern Arizona (), Dartmouth (), Nicholls (9), UNI (), Delaware (), Citadel (9), Southern Utah (), Albany (9), Eastern Illinois (), Kennesaw State (), Columbia (8), Monmouth (), Furman (), Charleston Southern (), Duquesne (), Southern Illinois (), Austin Peay (), Alcorn State (), Liberty (), Mercer (), Princeton (), Southeastern Louisiana (), UC Davis (), Saint Francis U ()

6 page game vs CHATTANOOGA STATS & NOTES TEAM STATS IN NCAA/SUN BELT RANKINGS CATEGORY NCAA RANK SOCON # rd Down Conversion Pct % rd Down Conversion Pct Defense % th Down Conversion Pct 9 % th Down Conversion Pct Defense % Completion Percentage 9 % Fewest Penalties Fewest Penalties Per Game Fewest Penalty Yards Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 8 First Downs Defense 8 First Downs Offense 9 9 Fumbles Lost Fumbles Recovered Kickoff Return Defense 9 Kickoff Returns Net Punting 9 Passes Had Intercepted Passes Intercepted Passing Offense 9 8 Passing Yards Allowed 9 Passing Yards per Completion Punt Return Defense Punt Returns Red Zone Defense 8 Red Zone Offense 8 9 Rushing Defense 8 Rushing Offense 9 Sacks Allowed Scoring Defense 8 Scoring Offense for Loss Allowed Team Passing Efficiency Team Passing Efficiency Defense Team Sacks 8 Team for Loss Time of Possession : Defense Offense Turnover Margin Turnovers Gained Turnovers Lost 9 8 BOLD - LEADS LEADS SOCON BULLDOGS PLAYERS IN NCAA/SOCON RANKINGS CATEGORY PLAYERS NCAA SOCON # All Purpose Cam Jackson 9 9 Forced Fumbles Kailik Williams 9 Passing TDs Jordan Black 9 Punt Returns Curt Nixon Rush Yards Per Carry Jordan Black 9 Dominique Allen 8 9 Brandon Rainey 9 8 Rushing TDs Dominique Allen Rushing Yards Per Game Jordan Black 9 Scoring Dominique Allen 9 Solo Kailik Williams For Loss Ja'Lon Williams Myles Pierce Offense Jordan Black Dominique Allen Myles Pierce 8 Touchdowns Dominique Allen Yards per Reception Josh LeBlanc 8 BOLD - LEADS SOCON RECORDING THE CITADEL IN The Citadel s Record in September - October - November - The Citadel s Conference Record At home - On the road - The Citadel s Non-Conference Record At home - On the road - The Citadel s vs Ranked At home - On the road - The Citadel s Record in Games Decided by - points - - points - 8- points - -9 points - -9 points - + points - The Citadel s Record When Scoring or fewer points - -9 points - -9 points - + points - The Citadel s Record When Allowing or fewer points - -9 points - -9 points - + points - The Citadel s Record in Games During the day - At night - Scoring first - Opponent scores first - Leading after st quarter - Trailing after st quarter - Tied after st quarter - Leading at halftime - Trailing at halftime - Tied at Half - Leading after rd quarter - Trailing after rd quarter - In overtime - The Citadel s record with -yard rusher - -yard receiver - Less than -yards total offense yards total offense yards total offense - + yards total offense - Committing fewer turnovers - Committing more turnovers - Turnovers are equal - The Citadel s Rushing s Under yards rushing yards rushing yards rushing - Rushing for over yards -

7 page game vs CHATTANOOGA PRESEASON ALL-SOCON FOOTBALL TEAMS Offensive Player of the Year: Devlin Hodges, R-Jr, QB, Samford Defensive Player of the Year: Kailik Williams, Sr, DB, The Citadel First Team Offense QB Devlin Hodges, R-Jr, Samford RB Cam Jackson, Sr, The Citadel RB Detrez Newsome, Sr, Western Carolina OL Tyler Davis, Jr, The Citadel OL Matthew Schmidt, Sr, Furman OL Thomas Marchman, Sr, Mercer OL Josh Cardiello, Sr, Chattanooga OL Roo Daniels, Sr, Wofford TE Sam Walker, R-Jr, Mercer WR Kelvin McKnight, Jr, Samford WR Terryon Robinson, R-Sr, Western Carolina First Team Defense DL Ahmad Gooden, R-Jr, Samford DL Isaiah Mack, Jr, Chattanooga DL Miles Brown, Jr, Wofford DL Tyler Vaughn, Sr, Wofford LB Shaheed Salmon, Sr, Samford LB Dale Warren, Sr, Chattanooga LB Allan Cratsenberg, Sr, VMI LB Datavious Wilson, So, Wofford DB Kailik Williams, Sr, The Citadel DB Omari Williams, Sr, Samford DB Lucas Webb, Sr, Chattanooga DB Devin Watson, Jr, Wofford First Team Specialists PK Cole Fisher, Jr, Mercer P Ian Berryman, R-Jr, Western Carolina RS Detrez Newsome, Sr, Western Carolina Second Team Offense QB Alejandro Bennifield, Sr, Chattanooga RB Antonio Wilcox, Sr, Furman RB Richardre Bagley, Sr, Chattanooga OL Alex Rios, Sr, ETSU OL Caleb Yates, Sr, Mercer OL Malcolm White, So, Chattanooga OL Nathan Dalton, R-Jr, Western Carolina OL Ross Demmel, Jr, Wofford TE Chandler Gouger, Sr, Wofford WR Marquise Irvin, Jr, Mercer WR James Stovall, Sr, Chattanooga Second Team Defense DL Ken Allen, Jr, The Citadel DL Jonathan King, Sr, The Citadel DL Jaylan Reid, R-Jr, Furman DL Isaiah Buehler, R-Jr, Mercer DL Taylor Reynolds, Sr, Chattanooga LB Myles Pierce, Sr, The Citadel LB Dylan Weigel, R-Jr, ETSU LB Ryan Francis, R-Sr, VMI DB Aaquil Annoor, Jr, Furman DB Trevor Wright, Sr, Chattanooga DB Greg Sanders, Sr, VMI DB Keion Crossen, Sr, Western Carolina DB George Gbesee, So, Wofford Second Team Specialists PK JJ Jerman, Jr, ETSU P Austin Barnard, R-Sr, Samford RS Chandler Curtis, Sr, Mercer PRESEASON ALL-SOCON & honors (Returners) HONORS (RETURNEES) Ken Allen Second-Team All-Southern Conference (media) Khafari Buffalo All-Southern Conference Freshman Team Jacob Godek All-Southern Conference Freshman Team Jonathan King Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Nov ) College Sports Madness Preseason All-SoCon (third team) Drew McEntyre All-Southern Conference Freshman Team Myles Pierce Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week (Oct ) First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District Quinlan Washington College Sports Madness Preseason All-SoCon (first team kick returner) Kailik Williams Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year (media) First-Team All-Southern Conference (coaches & media) Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Month (Septtember) Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Oct ) College Sports Madness SoCon Defensive Player of the Week (Oct ) College Sports Madness SoCon Defensive Player of the Week (Oct ) College Sports Madness Preseason All-SoCon (second team) SUPERLATIVES Brent Thompson Most Wins, First Season SoCon History (8) SoCon Single Season Wins (8) Most Wins to Begin Coaching Career at The Citadel () Second Most Single Season WIns (, 99) Most Wins in Two-Year Span (9) Longest Citadel Winning Streak () No Rushing Offense FCS (8)

8 page 8 game vs CHATTANOOGA the citadel roster NUMERICAL No Name POS HT WT CLASS Hometown/High School Shy Phillips DB - Sr Hartsville, SC/Hartsville Rod Johnson A-Back - 98 RSo Ninety Six, SC/Ninety Six Wally Wilmore DB - Fr York, SC/Northwestern Myles Pierce LB - Sr Daphne, Ala/Daphne Lane Botkin DB - 9 Fr Columbia, SC/AC Flora Kailik Williams DB - 8 Sr Ormond Beach, Fla/Mainland 8 Israel Battle LB - Sr Cedartown, Ga/Cedartown 9 Khafari Buffalo DB - RSo Sumter, SC/Lakewood Jordan Black QB - RSo Vidalia, Ga/Vidalia Ben Roberts DB -9 Sr Statesboro, Ga/Statesboro Ryan McCarthy QB - Fr Cumming, Ga/Pinecrest Academy Jalen Lampkin A-Back - 8 Jr Augusta, Ga/Westside Cole Owens WR - Fr Irmo, SC/Chapin Jay Howard ATH - 8 Fr Lewisburg, Tenn/Marshall County Brandon Rainey B-Back - RFr Acworth, Ga/Allatoona Logan Bailey A-Back - RFr Chapin, SC/Chapin 8 Cam Jackson A-Back - Sr Mobile, Ala/Davidson 9 Dominique Allen QB - Sr Richmond Hill, Ga/Richmond Hill Curt Nixon WR - 8 So Folkston, Ga/Charlton County Raleigh Webb WR - Fr Acworth, Ga/Allatoona Tyus Carter DB - 8 Sr Birmingham, Ala/Shades Valley Aron Spann, III DB - Jr Spartanburg, SC/Dorman Phil Barrett DB - RFr Columbia, SC/Irmo Keyonte Sessions A-Back -8 9 Fr Myrtle Beach, SC/Myrtle Beach Sean Dumas DB - 8 RFr New Orleans, La/Archbishop Shaw 8 Chance Steverson DB - 8 RFr Houston, Texas/Cypress Creek 9 Grant Drakeford A-Back - Jr Atlanta, Ga/Riverwood/Georgia State Malik Brooks B-Back - Fr Saluda, SC/Saluda Phil Davis LB - RSo Marietta, Ga/Hillgrove Quinlan Washington LB - Jr Gainesville, Fla/Buchholz Dante Smith WR - 8 Fr North Charleston, SC/Porter-Gaud Matthew Taylor A-Back - 9 Fr Johns Creek, Ga/Johns Creek Lorenzo Ward B-Back - RSo Columbia, SC/Dreher 8 Noah Dawkins LB - Jr Lyman, SC/Byrnes 9 Micah Byrd-Brown LB - Fr Blythewood, SC/Blythewood Jordan Williams WR - RSo Columbia, SC/Spring Valley Shy McPhail B-Back - 9 RFr Hartsville, SC/Hartsville Brandon Berry B-Back - Fr Crawfordville, Fla/Wakulla Jalen Barr DB - 8 Fr Lake City, SC/Lake City Jordan Thomas B-Back - RSo Fairburn, Ga/Our Lady of Mercy Sean-Thomas Faulkner DB - 8 Fr Easley, SC/Easley Carl Cunningham, Jr DB - 8 Jr Cibolo, Texas/Bryon P Steel II Jeremy Samuels LB - RFr Winter Garden, Fla/West Orange 8 Cody Floyd LB -9 Sr Georgetown, SC/Georgetown 9 KD Frederick DB - Fr Rock Hill, SC/South Pointe Willie Eubanks, III LB - Fr Augusta, Ga/Laney KJ Simpson LB - Fr John's Creek, Ga/John's Creek Jon Barrett Lewis OL - 9 Fr Lenoir, NC/Hibriten Tyler Davis OL - 9 Jr Murrells Inlet, SC/Waccamaw Haden Haas OL - 9 Fr Cuero, Texas/Cuero Russell Hubbs LB - Jr Rock Hill, SC/Northwestern Attorney Gallman OL - RSo Hiram, Ga/Hiram Blake Harrison OL - Fr Atlanta, Ga/St Pius X Catholic 8 Denzel Wright LB - RFr Lawrenceville, Ga/Grayson Adam Wawrzynski DL - RSo New Castle, Pa/Neshannock Mark Weakland OL - RFr State College, Pa/State College Jonathan Cole OL - 9 Fr Fuquay-Varina, NC/Fuquay-Varina Drew McEntyre OL - So Calhoun, Ga/Calhoun Harry Easler OL - 8 So Kingstree, SC/Williamsburg Academy Colton Feinberg LB - RFr Mt Pleasant, SC/Wando Charley Conley OL - Fr Parkersburg, WVa/Parkersburg ALPHABETICAL No Name Pos 9 Allen, Dominique QB 8 Allen, Ken DL Bailey, Logan WR Baker, Adam LB Barr, Jalen DB Barrett, Phil DB 8 Battle, Israel LB Berry, Brandon B-Back Black, Jordan QB Blaylock, Aaron LS Botkin, Lane DB 9 Brawley, Aaron LB/DL Brooks, Malik B-Back 9 Buffalo, Khafari DB 9 Byrd-Brown, Micah LB Carter, Bradley DL Carter, Tyus DB Cole, Jonathan OL Conley, Charley OL 9 Covey, Gunner DL Cunningham Jr, Carl DB Davis, Phil LB Davis, Tyler OL 8 Dawkins, Noah LB 9 Drakeford, Grant A-Back Dumas, Sean DB Easler, Harry OL Eubanks III, Willie LB Faulkner, Sean-Thomas DB Feinberg, Colton LB Flanders, Collin LB/LS 8 Floyd, Cody LB 9 Ford, Max OL 9 Frederick, KD DB Gallman, Attorney OL Garner, JaBauri DL 89 Glick, Branden K 8 Godek, Jacob K/P Haas, Haden OL Harkleroad, Tristan OL Harrison, Blake OL Howard, Jay ATH Howard-Whitaker, Prince OL Hubbs, Russell LB Hudgens, Nick OL Ivey, Patrick OL 8 Jackson, Cam A-Back Johnson, Rod A-Back Karres, Gus LS 8 Keefe, Patrick LS Kennedy, Peter WR 9 King, Jonathan DL Lampkin, Jalen A-Back Lawson, Tanner OL 8 LeBlanc, Josh WR Lewis, Jon Barrett OL Marshall, Marvin DB McCarthy, Ryan QB McEntyre, Drew OL McPhail, Shy B-Back Murdaugh, Brian ALPHABETICAL QB

9 page 9 game vs CHATTANOOGA No Name POS HT WT CLASS Hometown/High School Prince Howard-Whitaker OL - RFr Columbia, SC/Spring Valley 8 Ken Allen DL - 9 Jr Elberton, Ga/Elbert County 9 Max Ford OL - Sr Sheldon, SC/Whale Branch Collin Flanders LB/LS - Fr Aiken, SC/Aiken Dalton Owens DL - 9 Fr Monroe, Ga/Prince Avenue Christian Sam Parker DL - Sr Greensboro, NC/N Guilford/Hudson Vall Patrick Ivey OL - 8 Fr Augusta, Ga/Aquinas Nick Hudgens OL - RFr Columbia, SC/AC Flora Tanner Lawson OL - Fr Anderson, SC/TL Hanna Jabauri Garnder DL - 9 Fr Florence, Ala/Florence Tristan Harkleroad OL - 8 Jr Savannah, Ga/Benedictine Military 9 Gunner Covey DL - RFr Pickens, SC/Pickens 8 Josh LeBlanc WR - So Houston, Texas/Westfield 8 Dijon Profit WR - 9 Fr Goose Creek, SC/Goose Creek 8 Rashad Riley WR - RFr St Matthews, SC/Calhoun County 8 Cardan Williams WR - Fr Chester, SC/Chester 8 Liam Reid WR - Sr Irmo, SC/Dutch Fork 8 Patrick Keefe LS - 9 Jr Fort Walton Beach/Choctawhatchee 8 Jacob Godek K/P - So Longwood, Fla/Lake Brantley 8 Cameron Roberts WR - Fr North Charleston, SC/Northwood Aca 89 Branden Glick K - Fr Taylors, SC/Wade Hampton 9 John Wesley Whiteside, II DL - Fr Dalton, Ga/Dalton 9 Tre von White DL - Jr Pelham, Ga/Pelham 9 Aaron Brawley LB/DL - Fr Loganville, Ga/Grayson 9 Gage Russell P - RFr Florence, SC/West Florence 9 AJ Stokes DL - RFr Athens, Ga/Monsignor Donovan Cath 9 Blake Oliveira DL - Fr Maryville, Tenn/Maryville 9 Ja Lon Williams DL - 8 RSo Columbia, SC/Spring Valley 9 Jonathan King DL - Sr Statesville, NC/South Iredell 98 JoSepth Randolph II DL - So Jefferson, Ga/Jefferson 99 Christian Weyrich DL - Fr Durham, NC/Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Adam Baker LB - Fr Mt Solon, Va / Fort Defiance Bradley Carter DL - So Blythewood, SC / Westwood Peter Kennedy WR - 9 So Detroit, Mich / Detroit Catholic Central Marvin Marshall DB - Fr Columbia, SC / Ridgeview Brian Murdaugh QB - Fr Walterboro, SC / Colleton Prep Mike Rentz OL - Jr Beaufort, SC / Beaufort Joshua Roides K - Fr Caledonia, NY / Caledonia-Mumford THE CITADEL COACHING STAFF Head Coach Brent Thompson (Norwich, 998) Offensive Coord/QBs/B-BacksLou Conte (Springfield, ) Defensive Coord/LBs Blake Harrell (Western Carolina, ) Special Teams Coord/A-Backs JP Gunter (Lenoir-Rhyne, ) Offensive Line Ron Boyd (West Virginia Weslyan, 99) Offensive Charles Hopkins (Georgia Southern, ) CornerbacksOrlando Mitjans, Jr (Northeastern, 98) Wide Receivers Brian Rucker (Western Carolina, ) Safeties/Def Pass Game CoordJoel Taylor (SC State, ) Defensive Line/Acad CoordJohn Ward(Springfield, ) Outside LBs/Recruiting CoordScott Yielding(The Citadel, 99) Asst AD/Strength & Conditioning Donnell Boucher (Worcester St, ) Asst AD/Sports Medicine Andy Clawson (Henderson St, 99) Quality ControlTamyn Garrick (Off) Allen Tucker (Def) Will Hornsby (Special Teams) Video CoordFloris Mendonca Director of PersonnelKate Yeager No Name Pos Nixon, Curt WR 9 Oliveira, Blake DL Owens, Cole WR Owens, Dalton DL Pappas, Nick OL Parker, Sam DL Phillips, Shy DB Pierce, Myles LB 8 Profit, Dijon WR Rainey, Brandon B-Back 98 Randolph II, JoSepth DL 8 Reid, Liam WR Rentz, Mike OL 8 Riley, Rashad WR Roberts, Ben DB 8 Roberts, Cameron WR Roides, Joshua K 9 Russell, Gage P Samuels, Jeremy LB Sessions, Keyonte A-Back Simpson, KJ LB Smith, Dante WR Spann III, Aron DB 8 Steverson, Chance DB 9 Stokes, AJ DL Taylor, Matthew A-Back Thomas, Jordan B-Back Ward, Lorenzo B-Back Washington, Quinlan LB Wawrzynski, Adam DL Weakland, Mark OL Webb, Raleigh WR 99 Weyrich, Christian DL 9 White, Tre'Von DL 9 Whiteside II, John Wesley DL 8 Williams, Cardan WR 9 Williams, Ja'Lon DL Williams, Jordan WR Williams, Kailik DB Wilmore, Wally DB 8 Wright, Denzel LB pronunciation guide Khailik (KAH-lee) Williams 9 Khafari (KUH-far-ee) Buffalo Jalen (JAY-len) Lampkin Malik (ma-leek) Brooks Sean Dumas (DOO-mus) 8 Patrick Keefe (KEEF) 8 Jacob Godek (GO-deck) 9 Tre'Von (TRAY-vahn) White 9 Ja Lon (JAY-luhn) Williams Adam Wawrzynski (war-zin-skee) 99 Christian Weyrich (WHY-rich)

10 page game vs CHATTANOOGA THE CITADEL depth chart OFFENSE QB 9 DOMINIQUE ALLEN (SR, -, ) Jordan Black (So, -, ) A-BACK 8 CAM JACKSON (SR, -, ) Keyonte Sessions (Fr, -8, 9) B-BACK BRANDON RAINEY (FR, -, 8) Lorenzo Ward (So, -, ) or Brandon Berry (Fr, -, ) A-BACK ROD JOHNSON (SO, -, 98) OR 9 GRANT DRAKEFORD (JR, -, 8) X RALEIGH WEBB (FR, -, 9) Curt Nixon (So, -, 8) Z 8 JOSH LEBLANC (SO, -, ) Logan Bailey (Fr, -, 9) LT PRINCE HOWARD-WHITAKER (FR, -, ) Attorney Gallman (So, -, ) LG JON BARRETT LEWIS (FR, -, 9) Harry Easler (So, -, 8) C TYLER DAVIS (JR, -, 9) Haden Haas (Fr, -, 9) RG JONATHAN COLE (FR, -, 9) Tristan Harkleroad (Jr, -, 8) RT DREW MCENTYRE (SO, -, 8) Mark Weakland (Fr, -, ) defense DT 9 JONATHAN KING (SR, -, ) 98 JoSepth Randolph II (So, -, ) NG 8 KEN ALLEN (JR, -, 8) 9 John Wesley Whiteside II (Fr, -, ) DE 9 JA'LON WILLIAMS (SO, -, ) 9 Aaron Brawley (Fr, -, ) or 9 AJ Stokes (RFr, -, ) KAT 9 TRE'VON WHITE (JR, -, ) 8 Israel Battle (Sr, -, ) LB MYLES PIERCE (SR, -, 9) Russell Hubbs (Jr, -, ) LB 8 NOAH DAWKINS (JR, -, ) Willie Eubanks III (Fr, -, ) BAND QUINLAN WASHINGTON (JR, -, 9) 8 Chance Steverson (Fr, -, 8) CB TYUS CARTER (SR, -, 8) Wally Wilmore (Fr, -, ) FS KAILIK WILLIAMS (SR, -, 8) 9 Khafari Buffalo (So, -, 89) ROVER ARON SPANN III (JR, -, ) Sean Dumas (Fr, -, 8) CB BEN ROBERTS (SR, -9, ) OR Shy Phillips (Sr, -, ) PK 8 JACOB GODEK (SO, -, ) 89 Branden Glick (Fr, -, ) LS 8 PATRICK KEEFE (JR, -, 9) P 9 GAGE RUSSELL (FR, -, ) 89 Branden Glick (Fr, -, ) SPECIAL TEAMS KR QUINLAN WASHINGTON (JR, -, 9) 8 Cam Jackson (Sr, -, ) PR CURT NIXON (SO, -, 8) Wally Wilmore (Fr, -, ) H 9 GAGE RUSSELL (FR, -, ) 89 Branden Glick (Fr, -, )

11 page game vs CHATTANOOGA GAME BY GAME STARTERS offense GAME LT LG C RG RT QB A-BACK A-BACK B-BACK WR WR NEW Howard-Whitaker Lewis T Davis Cole McEntyre D Allen Johnson Jackson Rainey Webb LeBlanc PC Howard-Whitaker Lewis T Davis Cole McEntyre D Allen Johnson Jackson Rainey Webb LeBlanc ETSU Howard-Whitaker Lewis T Davis Cole McEntyre D Allen Johnson Jackson Rainey Webb LeBlanc SAM Howard-Whitaker Lewis T Davis Cole McEntyre D Allen Johnson Jackson Rainey Webb LeBlanc MERCER Howard-Whitaker Lewis T Davis Cole McEntyre D Allen Johnson Jackson Rainey Webb LeBlanc WOF Howard-Whitaker Lewis T Davis Cole McEntyre D Allen Johnson Jackson Rainey Webb LeBlanc CHATT VMI WCU FURMAN CLEM DEFENSE GAME DT NG DE KAT RLB KLB BANDIT CB ROVER FS CB NEW King K Allen Ja Williams White Pierce Dawkins Washington B Roberts Spann K Williams T Carter PC King K Allen Ja Williams White Pierce Dawkins Washington B Roberts Spann K Williams T Carter ETSU King K Allen Ja Williams White Pierce Dawkins Washington B Roberts Spann K Williams T Carter SAM King K Allen Ja Williams White Pierce Dawkins Washington B Roberts Spann K Williams T Carter MERCER King K Allen Ja Williams White Pierce Dawkins Washington B Roberts Spann K Williams T Carter WOF King K Allen Ja Williams White Pierce Dawkins Washington B Roberts Spann K Williams Phillips CHATT VMI WCU FURMAN CLEM Offense ' TOT CONS 8 Cam Jackson, A-Back, Sr 9 9 Dominique Allen, QB, Sr 9 8 Tyler Davis, OL, Jr Jordan Black, QB, RSo Rod Johnson, RB, Jr Drew McEntyre, OL, So Raleigh Webb, WR, RFr Jonthan Cole, OG, Fr Prince Howard-Whitaker, OT, RFr JB Lewis, OG, Fr Brandon Rainey, RB, Fr Josh LeBlanc, WR, So Grant Drakeford, A-Back, Jr -- - STARTS CHART Defense TOT CONS 9 Jonathan King, DL, Sr K Williams, DB, Sr 9 8 Noah Dawkins, LB, Jr 9 8 Ken Allen, DL, Jr Myles Pierce, LB, Sr 8 8 Ben Roberts, DB, Sr 8 8 Aron Spann III, DB, Jr -- Quinlan Washington, LB, Jr Tre'Von White, DL, Jr Tyus Carter, DB, Sr Ja'Lon Williams, DE, So Shy Phillips, DB, Sr *Not all starts may be at the position currently listed MISC STATS OPP CAPTAINS TOSS CHOICE ST CIT PLAY ST POSS OPP ST POSS CIT H TIME JERSEYS PANTS FINAL NEW JACKSON, ALLEN, PIERCE, WILLIAMS CIT REC ALLEN PASS-INC PUNT PUNT FUMB : NAVY NAVY W, - PC ALLEN, JACKSON, ROBERTS, CARTER PC DEFER ALLEN RUN PUNT PUNT TD : LEAD LEAD W, 8- ETSU JACKSON, PIERCE, DAVIS, KING ETSU DEFER JACKSON RUN FUMBLE PASS TD TD : WHITE WHITE W, - SAM JACKSON, PIERCE, ROBERTS, CARTER CIT DEFER RAINEY RUN PUNT PASS TD TD :8 WHITE BLUE L - MER JACKSON, KING, PIERCE, LAMPKIN CIT DEFER JACKSON RUN FUMBLE PUNT PUNT : WHITE LEAD L, - WOF JACKSON, ROBERTS, PIERCE, LAMPKIN WOF DEFER ALLEN RUN TD PUNT PUNT : NAVY LEAD L, - CHAT VMI WCU FUR CLEM

12 page game vs CHATTANOOGA MISC STATS THE CITADEL GAME-BY-GAME LEADERS OPPONENT RUSH (YDS) PASSING RECEIVING PUNTING FIELD GOALS TACKLES SCORING NEWBERRY Jackson - yds Black - yds, TD Webb (-8 yds) Cannon (-) Godek (/, ) Dawkins (8) Black () AT PRESBYTERIAN Black - yds Black - 89 yds, TD Webb (- yds) Cannon (-) -- Pierce () Allen (8) AT ETSU Drakeford - 9 yds D Allen - yds, TD LeBlanc (- yds) Cannon (-) Godek (/, ) Two Tied () Two Tied () AT # SAMFORD Black - 8 yds Black - yds LeBlanc (-yds) Cannon (-8) -- Williams () Two Tied () MERCER Berry - yds D Allen - 8 yds LeBlanc (- yds) Russell (8-8) Godek (/) Spann () Two Tied () # WOFFORD Black - yds Black - yds LeBlanc (- yds) Russell (-) -- Pierce () Two Tied () AT CHATTANOOGA VMI AT WESTERN CAROLINA AT FURMAN CLEMSON THE CITADEL LONG PLAYS (+ Yards) YDS PLAY OPP (QTR) Jackson run* Newberry () Webb pass from Black * Presbyterian () LeBlanc pass from Black Samford () Jackson pass from Black Samford () LeBlanc pass from Black ETSU () LeBlanc pass from D Allen MER () Webb pass from Black Newberry () Webb pass from D Allen MER () Black run Samford () OPPONENT LONG PLAYS (+ Yards) YDS PLAY OPP (QTR) Marable run PC () El-Amin pass from Hodges * SAM () Marshall pass from Hodges * SAM () 9 Hill pass from Goodson * WOF () McKnight pass from Hodges SAM () 8 Moore pass from Goodson WOF () Mitchell run MER () Castle pass from Jones NEW () * - TD scored on play THE CITADEL SCORING DRIVES Opp Plays Yds Time Qtr/Clock Scoring Play NEW : st/: Drakeford 9-yd run NEW : nd/: Black -yd run NEW : rd/: Jacksonv -yard run NEW 8 :8 th/: LeBlanc -yd pass from Black NEW 9 : th/:8 Godek -yd FG PC 8 : st/: D Allen -yd run PC : st/:8 Ward -yd run PC :9 nd/: Webb -yd pass from Black PC : nd/: Johnson 8-yd pass from Black PC : nd/: D Allen -yd run PC 8 : rd/: D Allen -yd run PC 8 9 9:9 th/: Rainey -yd pass from Black ETSU :8 st/:8 Rainey -yd run ETSU : rd/: D Allen -yd run ETSU : rd/: Webb -yd run ETSU : th/9: Webb 8-yd pass from D Allen ETSU :8 th/: Godek -yd FG SAM : nd/: Black -yd run SAM 8 : rd/: Rainey 8-yd run MER : th/: D Allen -yd run MER 8 : th/: Berry -yd run WOF 8 : st/: D Allen -yd run WOF 8: nd/8: Johnson -yd run OPPONENT SCORING DRIVES Opp Plays Yds Time Qtr/Clock Scoring Play NEW 9 : nd/: Clark -yd run NEW : th/: Walker -yd pass from Jones PC : st/: Marable -yd run ETSU : st/: Lowe -yd pass from Herink ETSU :9 nd/: Powell 8-yd pass from Herink ETSU : rd/: Jerman -yd FG ETSU 9 : th/: Stinson -yd run SAM : st/: McKnight 8-yd pass from Hodges SAM : st/: El-Amin -yd pass from Hodges SAM : st/9: Satine -yd run SAM 9 : st/:9 Hodges -yd run SAM 8 : nd/:9 Marshall -yd pass from Hodges MER 8 : st/: Leggett -yd run MER :9 nd/8:8 Mitchell -yd run MER 8 : rd/8: Mitchell -yd run MER 8 : th/:9 Fisher 9-yd kick WOF 8 : nd/: Goodson -yd run WOF 9 : rd/: Hill 9-yd pass from Goodson WOF 8 : th/: Stoddard -yd run

13 page game vs CHATTANOOGA dominique allen Rushing Attempts (at Coastal Carolina /8/) Rushing Yards (at Coastal Carolina /8/) Rushing Touchdowns (at PC 9/9/) Completions (vs Mercer //) Passing Yards 8 (vs Mercer //) Passing Touchdowns (at Chattanooga //) Touchdown Responsibility (x, last at PC 9/9/) KEN allen (x, last vs Wofford //) For Loss (x, last vs Samford //) Sacks (at W Carolina //) israel battle (vs Davidson 9//) For Loss (vs Davidson 9//) Pass Breakups (x, last vs Davidson 9//) BRANDON BERRY Rushing Attempts (at ETSU 9//) Rushing Yards (at ETSU 9//) jordan black Rushing Attempts (at Samford 9//) Rushing Yards (at PC 9/9/) Rushing Touchdowns (vs Furman 9//) Completions (at Mercer 9//) Passing Yards (at Samford 9//) Passing Touchdowns (at PC 9/9/) Touchdown Responsibility (at PC 9/9/) khafari buffalo (x, last at PC 9/9/) Pass Breakups (vs ETSU /9/) Fumble Recoveries (vs Furman 9//) career highs tyus carter (x, last vs Wofford //) For Loss (x, last vs Wofford //) Pass Breakups (x, last vs Newberry 9//) Interceptions (at ETSU 9//) Fumble Recoveries (vs Mercer //) carl cunningham jr (vs ETSU /9/) noah dawkins 9 (vs Wofford //) For Loss (x, last at VMI //) Sacks (x, last vs Wofford //) Pass Breakups (x, last vs ETSU /9/) Quaterback Hurries (at PC 9/9/) grant drakeford Rushing Attemps 9 (x, last at ETSU 9//) Rushing Yards 9 (at ETSU 9//) Receptions (at Samford 9//) Receiving Yards (at Samford 9//) SEAN DUMAS (at PC 9/9/) WILLIE EUBANKS, III (at PC 9/9/) for Loss (vs Mercer //) jacob godek Kickoffs 8 (x, last at PC 9/9/) Touchbacks (x, last at PC 9/9/) Field Goals Made (x, last at ETSU 9//) Field Goal Distance (at ETSU 9//) RUSSELL HUBBS (x, last vs Wofford //) For Loss (at South Carolina //) Sacks (at ETSU 9//) cam jackson Rushing Attempts (at W Carolina //) Rushing Yards (at Mercer //) Rushing Touchdowns (x, last vs ETSU /9/) Receptions (vs Charlotte //) Receiving Yards 8 (vs Samford //) Kick Returns (at Samford 9//) Kick Return Yards (at Samford 9//) Kick Return Average (at Samford 9//) Pass Completions (x, last at WCU //) Passing Yards (at W Carolina //) Passing Touchdowns (at W Carolina //) rod johnson Rushing Attempts (at Gardner-Webb 9//) Rushing Yards (at N Greenville //) Rushing Touchdowns (at W Carolina //) Receptions (x, last at PC 9/9/) Receiving Yards 8 (at PC 9/9/) jonathan king (at CSU //) For Loss (x, last at VMI //) Sacks (x, last at VMI //) Forced Fumbles (at VMI //) Fumble Recoveries (at VMI //) JALEN LAMPKIN Rushing Attempts (at PC 9/9/) Rushing Yards (at PC 9/9/) josh leblanc Receptions (vs Mercer //) Receiving Yards (at ETSU 9//)

14 page game vs CHATTANOOGA curt nixon Punt Returns (vs Mercer //) Punt Return Yards 9 (vs Mercer //) Receptions (vs Mercer //) Reception Yards 8 (vs Mercer //) shy phillips (x, last at S Carolina //) for Loss (vs Wofford //) Interceptions (at CCU /8/) Pass Breakups (x, last vs Chatt //) Myles pierce (x, last vs Wofford //) For Loss (at North Greenville //) Sacks (at ETSU 9/) Forced Fumbles (at Gardner-Webb 9//) Fumble Recoveries (vs Newberry 9//) Pass Breakups (x, last at ETSU 9//) BRANDON RAINEY Rushing Attempts 8 (at Samford 9//) Rushing Yards (at PC 9/9/) Rushing Touchdowns (x, last at Samford 9//) joseph randolph ii (vs Mercer //) for Loss (vs Mercer //) Sacks (vs Mercer //) ben roberts 8 (vs Samford //) For Loss (vs Samford //) Pass Breakups (x, last at ETSU 9//) KEYONTE SESSION Rushing Attempts (at PC 9/9/) Rushing Yards (at PC 9/9/) career highs aron spann, iii (vs Mercer //) For Loss (x, last vs Wofford //) Pass Breakups (x, last vs Newberry 9//) Interceptions (x, last at Samford 9//) Forced Fumbles (x, last vs Mercer //) Quarterback Hurries (vs Mercer //) AJ STOKES (x, last vs Mercer //) for Loss (x, last at Samford 9//) Sacks (at Samford 9//) Quarterback Hurries (vs Mercer //) JORDAN THOMAS Rushing Attempts (at PC 9/9/) Rushing Yards 9 (at PC 9/9/) LORENZO WARD Rushing Attemps (vs Wofford //) Rushing Yards (x, last at Samford 9//) Rushing Touchdowns (at PC 9/9/) quinlan washington (at Samford 9//) For Loss (vs Mercer //) Sacks (vs VMI //) Interceptions (vs VMI //) Forced Fumbles (vs VMI //) Quarterback Hurries (vs Newberry 9//) Kick Returns (at Georgia Southern 9/9/) Kick Return Yards (at Chattanooga //) Kick Return Average (vs CSU 9//) RALEIGH WEBB Rushing Attempts (x, last at Samford 9//) Rushing Yards (at PC 9/9/) Rushing Touchdowns (at ETSU 9//) Receptions (vs Mercer //) Receiving Yards (at PC 9/9/) Receiving Touchdowns (x, last at ETSU 9//) tre von white (at Samford 9//) JOHN WESLEY WHITESIDE II (vs Mercer //) for Loss (at ETSU 9//) Interceptions (at PC 9/9/) ja lon williams (vs Wofford //) for Loss (vs Newberry 9//) Sacks (x, last at PC 9/9/) Quarterback Hurries (x, last at ETSU 9//) Forced Fumbles (vs Wofford //) kailik williams (at Gardner-Webb 9//) For Loss (x, last vs Wofford //) Sacks (at Furman //) Interceptions (x, last at Samford 9//) Pass Breakups (x, last vs VMI //) Forced Fumbles (x, last vs Wofford //) Fumble Recoveries (x, last vs Wofford //) Punt Returns (at ETSU 9//)

15 page 8 game vs CHATTANOOGA THE CITADEL VS CHATTANOOGA - LAST TIME THEY MET OCT, - JOHNSON HAGOOD STADIUM -, GAME Final The Citadel Chattanooga NO 8 BULLDOGS' TOP NO CHATTANOOGA, - CHARLESTON, SC With a - win inside Johnson Hagood Stadium on Saturday afternoon, the 8th-ranked Citadel football team defeated No Chattanooga and took over sole possession of first place in the Southern Conference The victory was the Bulldogs' first in a top- matchup after losing the previous two top- games in program history, both in 99 With the win, The Citadel has victories since the start of the season, which is tied for the fourth-highest two-year win total in program history Head coach Brent Thompson extended his record for the most wins to start a career by a Bulldog head coach and tied The Citadel's record for the most wins by a first-year head coach, pulling even with Harry O'Brien's six wins in 9 Chattanooga (-, - SoCon) got the ball to start the game and drove 8 yards down the field but the Bulldogs' (- - SoCon) defense came up with a huge third-down stop on the -yard line forcing the Mocs to attempt a -yard field goal The field goal sailed wide left and the Bulldogs took over at their own -yard line plays and 8 yards later, Dominique Allen punched it in from one yard out to give the Bulldogs a - lead with five minutes remaining the first quarter Chattanooga responded and tied the game up at - just seconds later after connecting on a -yard pass The Citadel retook the lead five minutes into the second quarter thanks to Allen's second rushing touchdown of the day, again punching it in from one-yard out to make it - with : remaining in the first half The junior quarterback from Richmond Hill, Georgia, tied his single-game career high with two rushing touchdowns and moved into th on The Citadel's all-time career rushing touchdowns list with The Mocs tied the game once again on their next drive, using a steady rush attack to drive yards and even the score at - The Bulldogs got the ball back with : remaining in the second quarter and drove yards before calling a timeout with three seconds remaining Kicker Cody Clark took to the field to attempt the field goal and nailed the yarder to give the Bulldogs a - lead heading into the half The score remained - until the last play of the third quarter Deep in their own territory on nd-and-9, Chattanooga dropped back for a pass but with The Citadel's defense covering all options downfield the Mocs were forced to throw it out of bounds After the refs conferred, a flag was thrown for intentional grounding in the end zone resulting in a safety to give the Bulldogs a 9- lead heading into the fourth quarter With : left in the game and The Citadel still leading 9-, Chattanooga was forced to go for it on th-and- but the Bulldogs' pressure was too much and the Mocs overthrew the pass With time winding down in the fourth quarter, Clark sealed the game with a -yard field goal to push the score to - with seconds remaining in the game The Bulldogs held Chattanooga scoreless over the final :, recording their second straight second-half shutout For the season, The Citadel leads the Southern Conference with only total points allowed in the fourth quarter STAT LEADERS THE CITADEL Rushing No Net TD Lg Avg Allen Jackson 9 Renew 8 9 Williams 8 Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg Allen -- Receiving No Yds TD Long LeBlanc SERIES HISTORY VS CHATTANOOGA CITADEL LEADS 8-- CHATTANOOGA (8--) /9/9 L, - H /8/9 L, - A //9 Tie, - H //9 L, - H //98 L, -9 A //99 L, - H //9 L, 9-8 A //9 W, - H //9 W, - A //9 W, 8- H //9 L, - A /9/9 W, - H /9/9 L, - A //99 L, 8- A 9//98 W, 9- H //98 Tie, 8-8 A //98 L, - H //98 L, -9 A /9/98 L, - A /8/98 L, - H //98 L, -9 A //988 W, - H //989 L, -9 A //99 L, - H 9//99 L, - A //99 W, - H //99 W, - A //99 W, - H //99 L, 9- A /9/99 W, - H /8/99 W, - A //998 L, - H //999 L, - (OT) A // L, - H // W, - (OT) A /9/ L, - H /8/ L, 9- A // W, - H // L, - A 9// W, - H 9/9/ W, - A //8 W, - H //9 L, -8 A /9/ L, 8- H // W, 8- A 9/9/ L, 8- H // L, 8- A /8/ L, - H // L, - A // Win, - H CHATTANOOGA Craine 8 Bagley 8 Stovall Bennifield 8 8 Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg A Bennifield 8-- Receiving No Yds TD Long Board Borishade 9 Craine Colvin TEAM STATS UTC CIT Score FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 9- - PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards - - Punt Returns-Yards -- - Kickoff Returns-Yards - -9 Interception Returns-Yards - - Punts (Number-Avg) - - Fumbles-Lost - - Penalties-Yards - - Possession Time :9 9: Third-Down Conversions 8 of of Fourth-Down Conversions of of Red-Zone Scores-Chances - - SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv Plays Time Score CIT st : Allen yd run Clark kick -8 : - UTC st :9 Board yd pass from Bennifield H Ribeiro kick - : - CIT nd : Allen yd run Clark kick : - UTC nd : Craine yd run H Ribeiro kick - :9 - CIT nd : Cody Clark yd field goal - : - CIT rd : TEAM safety -9 CIT th : Cody Clark yd field goal -8 : -

16 page 9 game vs CHATTANOOGA PASSING Pass Attempts CIT: 8 by Tommy Edwards at Georgia Southern (9) Opp: by Devlin Hodges, Samford () Pass Attempts CIT: 8 by Bart Blanchard vs Georgia Southern (8) Opp: by Devlin Hodges, Samford () Completions CIT: by Tommy Edwards at Georgia Southern (9) Opp: by Devlin Hodges, Samford () Passing Yards CIT: by Tommy Edwards at Georgia Southern (9) Opp: 9 by Brandon Goodson vs Wofford () Passing Yards CIT: 8 by Bart Blanchard vs Georgia Southern (8) Opp: by Devlin Hodges, Samford () Passing Yards CIT: 8 by Kip Allen vs Wofford (98) Opp: by Alex Ross, Coastal Carolina () Three Touchdown Passes CIT: by Dom Allen vs Presbyterian () Opp: by Alex Ross, Coastal Carolina () Four Touchdown Passes CIT: by Bart Blanchard vs Presbyterian (9) Opp: by Matt Johnson, Charlotte () RUSHING Rushing Attempts CIT: by Tyler Renew vs Samford () Opp: by Jerick McKinnon, Georgia Southern () Rushing Attempts CIT: by Tyler Renew vs Samford () Opp: by Jerick McKinnon, Georgia Southern () Rushing Yards CIT: by Jordan Black vs Presbyterian () Opp: by Lorenzo Long, Wofford () Rushing Yards CIT: 8 by Tyler Renew vs Samford () Opp: 9 by Armanti Edwards, Appalachian State () Three Rushing Touchdowns CIT: by Tyler Renew vs Samford () Opp: by Nic Grigsby, Arizona () FCS Opp: by Mike Holloway, Charleston Southern () Four Rushing Touchdowns CIT: by Ben Dupree at Old Dominion () Opp: by PJ Hill, Wisconsin () FCS Opp: by Chaz Williams, Georgia Southern () Two -Yard Rushers in Same Game CIT: T Renew (8) and Cam Jackson () vs Samford () Opp: Mike Holloway () and Darius Hammond (9), Charleston Southern () Three -Yard Rushers in Same Game CIT: Dominique Allen (), Tyler Renew (9), Cam Jackson () and Vinny Miller () at Coastal Carolina, Opp: Brothel Cole (), Steve Bishop (), Mike Glenn (), Furman (98) Four -Yard Rushers in Same Game CIT: Dominique Allen (), Tyler Renew (9), Cam Jackson () and Vinny Miller () at Coastal Carolina, Two Players with Three Rushing Touchdowns in Same Game CIT: Erick Little () and Everette Sands () vs Lees-McRae (99) RECEIVING Receptions CIT: by Andre Roberts at Chattanooga (9) Opp: by Karel Hamilton, Samford () Receiving Yards CIT: by Matt Thomas at Appalachian State () Opp: 8 by Kelvin McKnight, Samford () Three Touchdown Receptions CIT: by Andre Roberts vs Presbyterian (9) Opp: by Austin Duke, Charlotte () last time it happened SPECIAL TEAMS Three Field Goals Made CIT: by Cody Clark vs Samford () Opp: by Cole Fisher, Mercer () Four Field Goals Made CIT: by Eric Goins vs VMI () DEFENSE CIT: by Rod Harland vs Wofford () Opp: by Allan Cratsenberg, VMI () Three Sacks CIT: by Mitchell Jeter at Samford () Opp: by Patrick Hatcher, Samford (8) Two Interceptions CIT: by Dee Delaney vs Furman () Opp: by Laron Scott, Georgia Southern () Interception Returned for Touchdown CIT: Kailik Williams ( yards) at Wofford () Opp: Devin Watson ( yards), Wofford (, FCS Playoffs) Two Interceptions Returned for Touchdowns in Same Game CIT: Cortez Allen ( yards) and Demetrius Jackson ( yards) vs Chowan () Four Interceptions CIT: vs VMI - Q Washington (), Malik Diggs, Tevin Floyd () Fumble Returned for Touchdown CIT: Jonathan King ( yards) at VMI () Opp: Quandon Christian ( yards), Clemson () Safety Scored CIT: Noah Dawkins & Ja'Lon Williams vs Wofford () Opp: Wofford tackled Ben Dupree in end zone () Blocked Punt CIT: Walker Smith at Old Dominion () Opp: Armani Helligar, Wofford () Blocked Punt Returned for Touchdown CIT: Carson Smith (8 yards) at Appalachian State () Opp: Marcus Pendergrass ( yards), Chattanooga () Punt Returned for Touchdown CIT: DeAndre Schoultz (8 yards) at Gardner-Webb () Opp: Darius Hammond ( yards), Charleston Southern () Two Punt Returns for Touchdowns in Same Game CIT: Carlos Frank ( and 8 yards) vs Newberry (99) Kickoff Returned for Touchdown CIT: Scooter Johnson (9 yards) vs VMI () Opp: Tim Maypray (99 yards), VMI () Blocked Field Goal CIT: Jonathan King at Wofford () Opp: By ETSU () Blocked Field Goal Returned for Touchdown CIT: Demetrius Jackson ( yards) vs Chowan () Opp: JD Dothard ( yards), Chattanooga (8) Blocked PAT CIT: Kevin Graham at VMI () Opp: Jon Strozyk, VMI () Defensive Extra Point Scored CIT: Never Opponent: Robert Mason, VMI () MISC Earned Shutout Citadel: vs Davidson, 9- Opponent: at Wofford, - Beat FBS Team Citadel: at South Carolina,

17 page game vs CHATTANOOGA GAME RECAPS GAME Final The Citadel (-) Newberry (-) Sept - Johnson Hagood Stadium - Charleston, SC -,8 BULLDOG NOTES The Bulldogs improved to - under Brent Thompson and - in openers under Thompson Senior running back Cam Jackson had a career-long -yard touchdown run in the third quarter to help the Bulldogs put the game out of reach Jackson went over, yards for his career on the jaunt, climbing into th on The Citadel s career list for rushing yards, passing Stanley Myers (9-8) Junior Grant Drakeford (9 rush, yards) had a career high for rushing yards in a game on the Bulldogs second drive of the game Drakeford capped the drive with a 9-yard touchdown run to give the Bulldogs a - lead The Citadel held a - advantage in total yards at halftime, but led only - Newberry held the Bulldogs on fourth-and-short inside the five The Bulldogs challenged the spot and ruling was confirmed The Citadel now has instant replay for home games The Citadel is now - under Brent Thompson The Bulldogs have rushed for yards in eight of Thompson s games at the helm of the program They are - in those eight games with the lone loss coming at North Carolina Three freshmen started on the offensive line and paved the way for yards rushing in the win Four Bulldogs had at least yards rushing and five freshmen started on offense RB Brandon Rainey ( yards rush) and Raleigh Webb ( rec, 9 yards) sparked the offense TEAM STATS NEW CIT FIRST DOWNS Rushing 9 Passing Penalty NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush 9 Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing 8 89 Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING 8 Completions-Att-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: #-Lost - - Penalties: #-Yards - - PUNTS-YARDS - - Average Yards Per Punt 88 8 Net Yards Per Punt 88 8 Inside Fair catch KICKOFFS-YARDS -9-8 Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD Avg Per Return Interceptions: #-Yds-TD Possession Time : : st Quarter :8 : nd Quarter : : rd Quarter : : th Quarter : 9: Third-Down Conv of 8 of Fourth-Down Conv of of Red-Zone Scores-Chances - - Touchdowns - - Field goals - - Sacks By: #-Yards - - PAT Kicks - - Field Goals - - Points off turnovers Field Goals - - Bulldogs Handle Newberry in Opener, - CHARLESTON, SC Citadel running back Cam Jackson's -yard touchdown run in the third quarter broke open a one-score game and lifted the Bulldogs to a - win over Newberry on Saturday night in the season opener The Citadel (-) controlled the first half, but led only - at the break Newberry threatened to tie the game in the third before Jackson took a pitch from quarterback Dominique Allen and raced up the left sideline to put the game out of reach behind a Bulldog defense that allowed only yards in the opening half Second-year head coach Brent Thomson improved to - in openers at The Citadel His team didn't finish in the first half, but the veterans stepped up in the second half to put the opener out of reach Jackson finished with yards on only nine carries Allen added 9 yards on carries Jackson became the th Bulldog to eclipse, yards for his career on his long touchdown run in the third He has,8 career yards is the career leader in yards per carry, a # he helped tonight averaging yards per carry He didn't factor into over yards of offense for the Dogs in the first half, but picked his moment to swing the opener of his senior year in the right direction The defense gave the Bulldogs the ball back plenty, forcing three turnovers and a few short fields on three-and-outs Newberry was only -of- on third-down Conv Sophomore Ja'Lon Williams disrupted Newberry's passing game all night, finishing with tackles for loss and a sack The Bulldogs had six tackles for loss and held Newberry to only offensive plays, holding almost a -minute advantage in time of possession The Citadel struck first, marching yards on plays as Grant Drakeford sparked the offense Drakeford broke loose from 9 yards out for the game's first touchdown Brandon Rainey had a -yard run on the drive and quarterback Dominique Allen found Cam Jackson for seven yards on third down to keep the drive alive The Bulldogs looked poised to jump out by two scores, but a fourth-down attempt from inside the five was ruled just short of the marker A replay challenge didn't change the mark and Newberry took over inside its own five Newberry's Will Elm intercepted Allen on the ensuing possession to set up a -yard TD run by the Wolves' Darius Clark to knot the score at - The Bulldogs managed just yards of offense in the first half, on one play The Bulldog defense set up The Citadel's next score The Citadel kept Newberry backed up inside its own five following a -yard punt by Noah Cannon The Citadel capitalized with an -play, -yard drive sparked by Jordan Black Black dove in from -yard out to give The Citadel a - lead at the half Following Jackson's third-quarter blow, Black came back on and led a -play, 8-yard drive, highlighted by a -yard completion to Raleigh Webb and a -yard touchdown pass to Josh LeBlanc, the first TD reception of his career The Bulldogs rushed for yards and had yards of offense in the win Newberry had only yards of total offense and was under until the final drive Junior Aron Spann III helped the defensive cause in the fourth quarter, running a post route with a Newberry wide receiver for his first interception of the season Freshman Wally Wilmore grabbed one in the closing seconds to ice the game away SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv Plays Time Score CIT st : Drakeford 9 yd run Godek kick - : - NBY nd : Darius Clark yd run Shea Rodgers kick -9 : - CIT nd :8 Black yd run Godek kick - : - CIT rd : Jackson yd run Godek kick - : - CIT th : LeBlanc yd pass from Black Godek kick -8 :8-8 NBY th :8 Walker yd pass from Jones Rodgers kick - : -8 CIT th : Godek yd field goal 9- : - STAT LEADERS THE CITADEL Rushing No Net TD Lg Avg Jackson 9 Allen 9 Drakeford 9 9 Rainey Black Johnson Ward Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg Allen -- Black -- Receiving No Yds TD Long Webb 9 Jackson 8 LeBlanc NEWBERRY Rushing No Net TD Lg Avg Truesdale 8 Clark Walker 9 Barnes Jones 9 Waters - - Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg Nick Jones -9- Receiving No Yds TD Long Castle 8 Jordan Staggers Truesdale Lewis Walker Johnson Clark 8 8 Waters

18 page game vs CHATTANOOGA GAME RECAPS GAME Final The Citadel (-) 8 Presbyterian (-) Sept 9 - Bailey Memorial Stadium - Clinton, SC -,8 BULLDOG NOTES The 8 points are the most by The Citadel under Brent Thompson The Bulldogs went over yards rushing for the ninth time in games under Brent Thompson The Bulldogs are 8- in those games (UNC, ) The Bulldogs are - when rushing for over yards The teams played in Clinton, SC for the first time since 9 The Bulldogs started five freshmen on offense for the second straight game in linemen Prince Howard-Whitaker, JB Lewis, and Jonathan Cole WR Raleigh Webb and RB Brandon Rainey also started QB Dom Allen had three rushing touchdowns (career high), the first time a Citadel RB had three rushing TDs since Tyler Renew had three against Samford last season QB Jordan Black s three TD passes are the most by a Bulldog against an FCS opponent since Tommy Edwards had three against Chattanooga in 9 Matt Thompson had three against Chowan in Jordan Black ( yards), Brandon Rainey (), Grant Drakeford (8) and Lorenzo Ward () all had career highs in rushing yards The Bulldogs played only snaps in the win and were on the field for less than minutes in TOP PC did not have a drive of more than four plays until the third quarter ( drives, TD, punts, INT) TEAM STATS CIT PC FIRST DOWNS 9 Rushing Passing Penalty NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts 9 Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing 8 Yards Lost Rushing 8 NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion 9 Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 9 offense plays 8 Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: #-Lost - - Penalties: #-Yards -9 - PUNTS-YARDS - -8 Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside + Yards Fair catch KICKOFFS-YARDS 8- - Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff 99 - Touchbacks Punt Rets: #-Yards-TD Average Per Ret Kickoff Rets: #-Yds-TD Average Per Ret Interceptions: #-Yds-TD Possession Time : 9:9 st Quarter : : nd Quarter 9:8 : rd Quarter : : th Quarter : : Third-Down Conv of of 8 Fourth-Down Conv of of Red-Zone Scores-Chances - - Touchdowns - - Field goals - - Sacks By: #-Yards - - PAT Kicks - - Field Goals - - Points off turnovers No Bulldogs Roll Past Presbyterian, 8- CLINTON, SC Dominique Allen had three rushing touchdowns and fellow-quarterback Jordan Black had three passing touchdowns on three attempts - to lead The Citadel to a 8- win over Presbyterian on Saturday at Bailey Memorial Stadium The game was originally scheduled to be played in Charleston, but was moved to Clinton midweek due to the threat of Hurricane Irma The Citadel (-) roared to a - halftime lead, scoring touchdowns on seven consecutive possessions, to grind down Presbyterian (-) The Bulldogs held the ball for over minutes, racking up yards of offense and rushing yards When The Citadel threw, the execution and production could not have been better Black finished -for- for 89 yards All three completions were touchdowns Allen completed his only pass for yards The Bulldogs punted on their opening possession and did not punt the rest of the day, reeling off seven-straight TD drives all of at least yards and four longer than plays After a -play touchdown drive by PC, the Bulldog defense forced three punts and an interception over the Blue Hose' next four drives as the offense put the game out of reach Freshman running back Brandon Rainey had 8 yards on The Citadel's first scoring drive, capped by a -yard TD drive by Dom Allen Rainey finished with a career-best yards on carries PC answered the Bulldogs' opening touchdown in one play Running back Torrance Marable ripped off a -yard touchdown run on the first play of the ensuing drive to tie the game, - A -yard run by Raleigh Webb set up the Bulldogs on the next Citadel possession inside the five Sophomore Lorenzo Ward plunged in from five yards out as The Citadel quickly regained the lead, -, late in the first After back-to-back Allen-led scoring drives, Black came on to find Webb for a -yard touchdown pass Webb broke free behind the PC secondary and raced up the left hash for The Citadel's longest pass play to-date Black found running back Rod Johnson for The Citadel's next score Johnson snuck out of the backfield to the goalpost and snagged a touch pass from Black to push the lead to 8-, capping a-play, -yard drive The Citadel added another score just before the half to push the lead to -, capitalizing on a Kailik Williams' interception, his first of the season Allen added a third one-yard TD run in the second half and Black found Rainey from yards out for the game's final score Black's legs created the final score, escaping trouble and buying time as Rainey drifted open near the sideline Black finished with yards rushing on carries Allen added yards on carries Junior Grant Drakeford had seven carries for 8 yards on the day The Bulldogs got six tackles from Myles Pierce on a day where the defense spent little time on the field PC ran only plays Freshman John Wesley Whiteside came up with a late interception to set off a wild celebration on the Bulldog sideline PC had just over yards offense until its final two possessions, ending on downs inside the and on the late pick PC quarterbacks combined to go -of- for 8 yards and two interceptions The Bulldogs open Southern Conference play next Saturday at ETSU Kickoff is at pm at ETSU's new Greene Stadium SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv Plays Time Score CIT st : D Allen yd run Godek kick 8- : - PC st :8 MARABLE, T yd run NORTON, B kick - : - CIT st : Ward yd run Godek kick - : - CIT nd : Webb yd pass from Black Godek kick - :9 - CIT nd 8: Johnson 8 yd pass from Black Godek kick - : 8- CIT nd :9 D Allen yd run Godek kick - : - CIT rd : D Allen yd run Godek kick failed -8 : - CIT th : Rainey yd pass from Black Godek kick 8-9 9:9 8- STAT LEADERS THE CITADEL Rushing No Net TD Lg Avg Black 8 Drakeford 8 Rainey Allen 9 Ward 9 Webb Sessions Thomas 9 Lampkin Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg Black Allen -- Receiving No Yds TD Long Webb Johnson 8 8 LeBlanc Rainey PRESBYTERIAN Rushing No Net TD Lg Avg MARABLE 9 ROBINSON WILSON 8 BROCK Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg BROCK -9-8 CHEEK -- Receiving No Yds TD Long FRAZIER HILTON WATSON 9 PEARSON ROBINSON

19 page game vs CHATTANOOGA GAME RECAPS GAME Final The Citadel (-, - SoCon) ETSU (-, - SoCon) Sept - Greene Stadium - Johnson City, Tenn -, BULLDOG NOTES The Bulldogs won their ninth consecutive regular season SoCon game The win was the th in the history of The Citadel program The Citadel has won nine consecutive SoCon regular season contests Brent Thompson coached teams are now 9- when rushing for over yards ( vs ETSU) The Bulldogs played the game during the funeral of Mitchell Jeter, a former Bulldog who was the SoCon Defensive Player of the Year Jeter was killed in a car wreck on Saturday night WR Raleigh Webb had two touchdowns on two touches and became the first Citadel player to had a rushing TD and a receiving TD since Reggie Williams against NGU in ' The Bulldogs trailed for the first time this season in the first quarter, when ETSU turned a special teams mistake into a - lead PK Jacob Godek ( yards) and P Noah Cannon ( yards) both had career longs in the game The 8 total yards allowed by the Bulldogs were the second fewest under Brent Thompson The Bulldogs' TFLs were a season high TEAM STATS CIT ETSU FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Avg Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing 8 9 Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING 8 Comp-Attempts-Int Avg Per Attempt 9 Avg Per Completion Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 8 offense plays 8 Avg Gain Per Play 9 Fumbles: #-Lost - - Penalties: #-Yards - - PUNTS-YARDS -9 - Avg Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside + Yards Touchbacks Fair catch KICKOFFS-YARDS - - Touchbacks Punt returns: #-Yards-TD Avg Per Return Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD Avg Per Return Interceptions: #-Yds-TD Miscellaneous Yards Possession Time : : st Quarter : : nd Quarter 8: : rd Quarter 8: :9 th Quarter 9: : Third-Down Conv 9 of of Fourth-Down Conv of of Red-Zone Scores-Chances - - Touchdowns - - Field goals - - Sacks By: #-Yards - - PAT Kicks - - Field Goals - - Points off turnovers Big Second Half Lifts Citadel Past ETSU, - JOHNSON CITY, Tenn The Citadel Bulldogs scored unanswered points on their first three drives of the second half to rally past ETSU for a - win in their Southern Conference opener on Saturday at William B Greene Stadium The Citadel (-, - SoCon) trailed - after ETSU (-, -) added a field goal to its halftime leadto open the second half The Bulldogs would score touchdowns on their ensuing three possessions to take a 8- lead The Buccaneers cut the lead to three with a touchdown and a conversion, but a stop by The Citadel defense on th-and- with just over two minutes remaining sealed the win The Bulldogs were displaced earlier this week by Hurricane Irma, had a home game moved last weekend, and lost a recent teammate in a car accident The week was among the toughest in the career of Head Coach Brent Thompson, but his team persevered The Bulldogs overcame a couple of miscues on special teams including a botched snap and a shanked field goal to rally from a -point deficit The defense held ETSU to eight yards on two possessions after a field goal by the Buccaneers opened the second half In the meantime, The Citadel offense reeled off touchdown drive of,, and yards to completely change the game Running back Grant Drakeford rushed for 9 yards on nine carries and wide out Raleigh Webb had touchdowns on his only two touches of the game one run and one pass The Bulldogs held ETSU to yards rushing and had four sacks in the win ETSU struck first after the Bulldogs turned it over on their first possession, when a snap on the punt hit the up man and the Buccaneers took over at The Citadel Austin Herink found Vincent Lowe on the next play for yards and the game's first score to give ETSU a - lead The Bulldogs answered right back with an -play, -yard drive capped by a -yard touchdown run by Brandon Rainey All yards came on the ground as the Bulldogs tied the game at - ETSU capitalized on a short field just before half as Henrik found Drake Powell on a slant from eight yards out to put the Bulldogs down - at the break, despite outgaining ETSU -8 in the opening half ETSU opened the second half with a -play, -yard drive to take a - lead on a -yard field goal by JJ Jerman Jajuan Stinson's 8-yard run sparked the drive, moving the Bucs into Citadel territory quickly The Bulldogs controlled the next minutes, seizing control of the game Dom Allen's -yard touchdown run capped a -play, -yard drive on The Citadel's first possession of the second half Brandon Berry, in his first action of the season, gave the Bulldogs a burst with punishing yards on six carries on the drive A sack by Ja'Lon Williams and Russell Hubbs set up the next Citadel drive Drakeford's -yard run set up the Bulldogs inside the ETSU A perfectly executed reverse to Raleigh Webb for a -yard touchdown run early in the fourth gave The Citadel a - lead Allen found Webb for a 8-yard touchdown on the Bulldogs' next possession to add to the lead Webb broke free up the seam and reeled in a perfect one-hand catch to make it 8-, The Citadel ETSU would not go away, Stinson scored on a -yard touchdown run with : to play as the SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv Plays Time Score ETSU st :8 Lowe yd pass from Herink JJ Jerman kick - : - CIT st : Rainey yd run Godek kick - :8 - ETSU nd : Powell 8 yd pass from Herink JJ Jerman kick - :9 - ETSU rd : JJ Jerman yd field goal - : - CIT rd : D Allen yd run Godek kick - : - CIT th : Webb yd run Godek kick - : - CIT th : Webb 8 yd pass from D Allen Godek kick - : 8- ETSU th : Jajuan Stinson yd run Kobe Kelley pass 9- : 8- CIT th : Godek yd field goal - :8 - STAT LEADERS THE CITADEL Rushing No Net TD Lg Avg Drakeford 9 9 Jackson Allen 8 Rainey Berry 8 Ward 8 Black 8 8 Johnson Webb Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg Allen -- Black -- Receiving No Yds TD Long Josh LeBlanc Raleigh Webb 8 8 ETSU Rushing No Net TD Lg Avg Stinson 8 Herink Monroe Lowe - - Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg Herink Receiving No Yds TD Long Powell Lowe Kelley 8 9 Richburg Wike Heyward 9 9 Wick Herink -

20 page game vs CHATTANOOGA GAME RECAPS GAME Final The Citadel (-, - SoCon) Samford (-, - SoCon) 8 Sept - Siebert Stadium - Birmingham, Ala -9, BULLDOG NOTES The Bulldogs lost for the first time in SoCon play under Brent Thompson and the first time since their regular season finale at Chattanooga in The Bulldogs went just -of- in the red zone after starting the season -of- Empty trips inside the (rd Qtr) and inside in the in the th kept the Bulldogs from rallying Jordan Black's yards passing and the Bulldogs were the most by The Citadel under Brent Thompson and the most since throwing for 8 yards against Gardner-Webb in, a span of games Senior Kailik Williams had his second interception of the season and fifth of his career to go with tackles and a TFL The Bulldogs held Samford to only yards in the second half, but couldn't mount a comeback with three empty redzone trips The Bulldogs had the ball at the Samford early in the fourth, but were set back on a penalty WR Josh LeBlanc had three catches for yards, his second straight game with a career high three catches He had yards receiving against ETSU FB Brandon Rainey's 8 carrier were the most in his young career He had 9 yards and a TD TEAM STATS CIT SAM FIRST DOWNS 9 Rushing 9 Passing 9 Penalty NET YARDS RUSHING 9 9 Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Comp-Att-Int Average Per Att 9 Average Per Comp Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS offense plays 9 8 Average Gain Per Play 8 Fumbles: #-Lost - - Penalties: #-Yards - - PUNTS-YARDS -9 - Average Yards Per Punt 8 Net Yards Per Punt 8 Inside + Yards Fair catch KICKOFFS-YARDS Avg Yards Per Kickoff 8 Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks Punt returns: #-Yards-TD Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD Avg Per Return Interceptions: #-Yds-TD Possession Time : :8 st Quarter 9: : nd Quarter 9: :9 rd Quarter : : th Quarter :9 8: Third-Down Conv of of 8 Fourth-Down Conv of of Red-Zone Scores-Chances - - Touchdowns - - Field goals - - Sacks By: #-Yards - - PAT Kicks - - Field Goals - - Points off turnovers Samford's Fast Start Too Much For Bulldogs, - BIRMINGHAM, Ala No Samford (-, - SoCon) built a - lead in the opening six minutes and fought off No 8 Citadel in the second half for a - win on Saturday afternoon at Seibert Stadium Samford quarterback Devlin Hodges completed two touchdown passes of over yards in the opening half to spark the Bulldog offense early The Citadel had its opportunities in the second half to cut into the Samford lead, but was held on downs twice inside the Samford -yard line Hodges Completed -of- passes for yards and three touchdowns, including two in the opening three minutes and another -yarder to TaDarryl Marshall in the second quarter as the Bulldogs built a - lead The Citadel scored twice, including on the opening drive of the second half, but two empty trips inside the Samford -yard line kept The Citadel from threatening late "It was too big of a hole for us to dig out of," Citadel head coach Brent Thompson said afterward "We just did things that aren't typical for us We didn't tackle very well We gave up big plays, and we didn't come out ready to play football They are very athletic and a very good football team, but we should've been ready to play" Sophomore quarterback Jordan Black sparked the Bulldogs to two touchdown drives, punching it in from -yard out in the middle of the second quarter following a Kailik Williams' interception Williams snagged a Hodges overthrow and raced up the left sideline, bumped out as he dove for the pylon to spark The Citadel, cutting the lead to - The Citadel opened the second half with an impressive drive to cut into the lead Brandon Rainey's 8-yard touchdown run capped a Jordan Black led drive that looked a little more like the Bulldog offense that entered the game as the nation's No rushing offense The -play, 8-yard drive took over six minutes off the clock and cut the lead to - mid-third quarter An offsides penalty, and coming up six inches short on a fourth down attempt, kept things from getting very interesting the final half of the fourth, as the Bulldogs came up empty twice inside the Samford "We had the ball in the red zone and we just couldn't score," Thompson said of the Bulldogs' rally "I thought we responded better in the second half, but still when we had opportunities to put points on the board, we didn't We put ourselves in bad situations and had to go for touchdowns instead of field goals" Black finished -of- passing for yards, a career high He also rushed for yards and a touchdown Brandon Rainey ran for 9 yards on 8 carries Williams led The Citadel defense with tackles, an interception, and a tackle for loss Kelvin McKnight finished with six receptions for 9 yards and a touchdown He also caught a flea flicker on the Bulldogs' second snap to quickly shorten the field for Samford Samford had nine tackles for loss as a defense, led by tackles from Ahmad Gooden who had two TFLs The Citadel returns home for the first time in five weeks on Saturday as Mercer visits Johnson Hagood Stadium for The Citadel's SoCon home opener Kickoff is at pm for Parents' Day SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv Plays Time Score SAM st : McKnight 8 yd pass from Hodges Weaver kick - : - SAM st : El-Amin yd pass from Hodges Weaver kick - : - SAM st 9: Satine yd run Weaver kick - : - SAM st :9 Hodges yd run Weaver kick 9- : -8 SAM nd :9 Marshall yd pass from Hodges Weaver kick -8 : - CIT nd : Black yd run Godek kick - : - CIT rd 8: Rainey 8 yd run Godek kick -8 : - STAT LEADERS THE CITADEL Rushing No Net TD Lg Avg Black 8 Rainey 8 9 Ward Allen Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg Black -- Black -- Receiving No Yds TD Long LeBlanc Jackson Webb 8 8 Drakeford SAMFORD Rushing No Net TD Lg Avg Satine Shelling Washington 9 Curry Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg Hodges -- Receiving No Yds TD Long McKnight 9 Satine 9 El-Amin 8 Marshall

21 page game vs CHATTANOOGA GAME RECAPS GAME Final Mercer (-, -) The Citadel (-, -) Oct - Johnson Hagood Stadium - Charleston, SC - 9,99 BULLDOG NOTES The Bulldogs lost at home for the first time under Brent Thompson in SoCon play ' loss to Wofford was in FCS Playoffs The Bulldogs had three turnovers for the first time under Thompson including two in the red zone A first quarter fumble at the Mercer kept The Citadel from tying the game at - Mercer was only the second team to amass more than yards against the Bulldogs Samford had a week ago, but none of The Citadel's first three opponents passed yards WR Josh LeBlanc had a career-high four receptions for yards in the loss LeBlanc has catches over the last three games He leads the Bulldogs with receptions this season RB Brandon Berry had a career high in carries and yards in the game He finished with carries for yards He had carries against ETSU for yards For the fifth consecutive game, The Citadel started five freshmen on offense, three on the offensive line RB Brandon Berry replaced fellow freshman Brandon Rainey early in the game For the first time this season, The Citadel did NOT record an interception, although Tyus Carter's near pick on the Mercer sideline was reviewed and the call on the field (incomplete) stood TEAM STATS MER CIT FIRST DOWNS 8 Rushing 9 Passing 9 Penalty NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Avg Per Rush Rushing TDs Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING 8 Comp-Attempts-Int Avg Per Attempt 8 Avg Per Completion 9 9 Passing TDs TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 8 offense plays 8 Avg Gain Per Play 9 Fumbles: #-Lost - - Penalties: #-Yards - -9 PUNTS-YARDS 9-8- Avg Yards Per Punt 8 8 Net Yards Per Punt 9 Inside + Yards Touchbacks Fair catch KICKOFFS-YARDS -8 - Avg Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks Punt returns: #-Yards-TD Avg Per Return 98 Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD Avg Per Return Interceptions: #-Yds-TD Possession Time : : st Quarter 8:8 : nd Quarter 8: : rd Quarter 9: : th Quarter : :9 Third-Down Conv of of Fourth-Down Conv of of Red-Zone Scores-Chances - - TDs - - Field goals - - Sacks By: #-Yards - - PAT Kicks - - Field Goals - - Points off turnovers Bulldogs Can't Oversome Miscues in Loss to Mercer, - CHARLESTON, SC Tee Mitchell had two rushing touchdowns to lead the Mercer Bears past The Citadel on Saturday afternoon at Johnson Hagood Stadium, - Mercer (-, - SoCon) capitalized on three turnovers by the Bulldogs to build a - lead and held off a couple of late opportunities for The Citadel (-, - SoCon) late to edge the Bulldogs at home An early turnover inside the Mercer -yard line proved costly as The Citadel scored twice in the fourth quarter and recovered a late onside kick to threaten "We had opportunities to win this game and to put the ball in the end zone and we didn't," Citadel head coach Brent Thompson told the media following the game "I've been around this game long enough to know that if you run the ball and continue to get first downs, then you have a chance to win the game, and we didn't do that today" The Bulldogs outgained Mercer 8-, but converted on only -of- third down opportunities Quarterback Dom Allen threw for 8 yards, completing - of- passes with an interception Mitchell had the key play in the win for Mercer, breaking loose on a second-andgoal opportunity from for the Bears' second quarter to push the lead to - just before the half Bears' quarterback Kaelan Riley was -for- through the air for yards The Citadel defense forced two turnovers and had tackles for loss in the game Mercer jumped out to a - lead on a short CJ Leggett touchdown run, capping a -play, 8-yard drive at the midway point of the first quarter following a fumble by the Bulldogs near midfield The Bulldogs would drive inside the Mercer early in the second, but Mercer's Kyle Trammel crashed in on The Citadel's Brandon Berry to force a fumble, recovered by the Bears to keep the score at - Berry finished with yards and his first career touchdown run in the loss Following a Bulldog missed field goal, Mercer drove yards in plays to add to its league Mitchell broke loose on a -yard touchdown run on a long secondand-goal play to push the lead to - with : to play in the half Mercer pushed the lead to - late in the third on another short Mitchell TD run The Bulldogs rallied to open the fourth when Allen found Raleigh Webb for yards on a catch-and-run to set up a short Allen leap to cut the lead to - Berry's late TD run came on the heels of an acrobatic catch by running back Cam Jackson along the Citadel sideline for 8 yards The Bulldogs would get the onside kick, but could not inch any close Safety Aron Spann III led the Bulldogs with tackles, a forced fumble, and a TFL Lee Bennett led Mercer with tackles SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv Plays Time Score MER st 9:9 CJ Leggett yd run Cole Fisher kick -8 : - MER nd :9 Tee Mitchell yd run Cole Fisher kick - :9 - MER rd : Tee Mitchell yd run Cole Fisher kick -8 : - CIT th : D Allen yd run Godek kick - : - MER th :9 Cole Fisher 9 yd field goal 8- : - CIT th : Berry yd run Godek kick 8- : - STAT LEADERS THE CITADEL Rushing No Net TD Lg Avg Berry G Drakeford 8 Johnson 8 Jackson D Allen 8 Rainey Ward Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg D Allen -- 8 Cam Jackson -- Receiving No Yds TD Long Josh LeBlanc Raleigh Webb Cam Jackson 8 Curt Nixon 8 G Drakeford MERCER Rushing No Net TD Lg Avg Tee Mitchell 88 8 Alex Lakes 9 9 Kaelan Riley CJ Leggett Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg Kaelan Riley -- Receiving No Yds TD Long M Irvin Sam Walker Chandler Curtis 8 Tee Mitchell 8 Avery Ward T Cannon 9 9

22 page game vs CHATTANOOGA GAME RECAPS GAME Final Wofford (-, -) The Citadel (-, -) Oct - Johnson Hagood Stadium - Charleston, SC - 8, BULLDOG NOTES The Citadel dropped three straight games for the first time since The Bulldogs scored on their opening possession for the first time this season on a -yard TD run by Dom Allen The defense held Wofford to 89 yards rushing, their fewest since a loss to West Virginia in The Citadel has held four opponents to less than yards of offense this season, two in SoCon play in ETSU and Wofford RB Lorenzo Ward had a career high carries for yards He had yards rushing against PC earlier this season DE La'Jon Williams was credited with a career high tackles, tackles for loss, and a forced fumble The Bulldogs three players with double digits in tackles is a season high The Bulldogs had TFLs for the third time in their last four games and third time this season All three double-digits TFL totals have come in SoCon play The loss was the first by the Bulldogs under Thompson when trailing after three quarters (now -) and the first when holding opponents to under yards rushing (now 8-) TEAM STATS CIT WOF FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing 8 Penalty NET YARDS RUSHING 89 Rushing Attempts 9 Avg Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing 9 Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING 9 Comp-Attempts-Int Avg Per Attempt 9 Avg Per Completion 99 8 Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 8 8 offense plays 8 Avg Gain Per Play Fumbles: #-Lost - - Penalties: #-Yards - - PUNTS-YARDS - - Avg Yards Per Punt 8 Net Yards Per Punt 8 8 Inside + Yards Touchbacks Fair catch KICKOFFS-YARDS -8-9 Avg Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff 8 Touchbacks Punt returns: #-Yards-TD Avg Per Return -8 Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD Avg Per Return Interceptions: #-Yds-TD Possession Time 8: : st Quarter : : nd Quarter : 9: rd Quarter 8:8 : th Quarter 9: : Third-Down Conv 8 of of Fourth-Down Conv of of Red-Zone Scores-Chances - - Touchdowns - - Field goals - - Sacks By: #-Yards - -9 PAT Kicks - - Field Goals - - Points off turnovers Bulldogs Fall on Late TD by No Wofford - CHARLESTON, SC Wofford's Andre Stoddard scored on a -yard run with : remaining to lift the No Terrier past No The Citadel, -, on Saturday night at Johnson Hagood Stadium Wofford improves to - and - in SoCon play, while The Citadel falls to - and - in conference play Wofford pieced together a -play, 8-yard drive down the stretch of the fourth quarter to rally from a - deficit and win its fifth one possession game this season The Citadel led - at the half, but a key turnover in the third quarter and only yards of total offense in the second half kept the Bulldogs from handing Wofford its first loss of the season The Bulldogs held Wofford to only 99 yards rushing on carries, their fewest yards in a game since against West Virginia The Citadel had tackles for loss and three players with double figures in tackles The Bulldogs managed only 8 yards of offense, but had two first-half touchdown drives and seemed to have control at the half, but a quick score from Wofford to open the second half changed the momentum of the game The Citadel marched 8 yards in plays to take a - lead on the opening possession Senior QB Dom Allen converted a fourth-and- at the Wofford -yard line, then scored on a -yard TD run over the right side Rod Johnson had yards rushing on the drive Wofford answered with a -yard TD run from quarterback Brandon Goodson at the midway point of the second quarter to tie the game at - Citadel QB Jordan Black engineered an impressive drive as the Bulldogs took the lead and controlled the clock into the break A -yard TD run capped a -play drive that took over eight minutes off the clock going into the locker room Josh LeBlanc's -yard reception set up Johnson's short TD run Wofford quickly tied the game to open the second half Goodson found Jason Hill roaming free down the right sideline for 9 yards to knot the game at - The teams would trade turnovers after the Wofford score Kailik Williams' forced a Stoddard fumble and jumped on the loose ball to set up a short field for the Bulldogs On the ensuing possession, Citadel quarterback Jordan Black broke loose on the option and was headed for the go-ahead score, but Wofford's Mason Alstat punched the ball loose just shy of the goal line and Datavious Wilson pounced on it as the Bulldogs came up empty inside the Wofford The Bulldogs' defense would give The Citadel the lead Noah Dawkins and Ja'Lon Williams pinned Goodson down just shy of the goal line for a safety following the Black fumble, giving The Citadel a - lead Wofford capitalized on four consecutive punts by the Bulldogs to close out the game The Terriers converted three third downs on the final drive to set up Stoddard's game winner The loss spoiled a monster night from Kailik Williams Williams had tackles, two for loss, and a forced fumble, which he recovered Myles Pierce also had tackles and Ja'Lon Williams had stops with tackles for loss Tyler Vaughn and Datavious Wilson led Wofford with stops each Goodson finished -of- through the air for 9 yards and a touchdown Black was -of-9 through the air for yards for the Bulldogs Black led The Citadel with yards rushing on carries SCORING SUMMARY Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Conv Plays Time Score CIT st :8 D Allen yd run Godek kick -8 : - WOF nd 8: Brandon Goodson yd run Carter kick -8 : - CIT nd : Johnson yd run Godek kick - 8: - WOF rd : Hill 9 yd pass from Goodson Carter kick -9 : - CIT rd 8: TEAM safety - WOF th : Stoddard yd run McAfee rush failed -8 : - STAT LEADERS THE CITADEL Rushing No Net TD Lg Avg Black Jackson 9 8 Allen Johnson 8 Ward Rainey 8 9 Drakeford Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg Black -9- Allen -- Jackson -- Receiving No Yds TD Long Jackson LeBlanc Webb - WOFFORD Rushing No Net TD Lg Avg McAfee 9 9 Nelson 8 9 Stoddard 8 Goodson Morgan Pace - - Taylor - - Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg Goodson Receiving No Yds TD Long Hill 9 9 Morgan Taylor 8 Moore 8 8